Romance and heartbreak walk hand-in-hand when Philippe Chagal accidentally meets Helen Lawrence in a restaurant where she is a waitress. Unhappily married to a woman who suffers from mental illness, he is attracted to her and they make a date to go sailing, arriving at Philippe's country home just as a storm is breaking. Helen learns who he is for the first time - a celebrated and famous concert pianist. Falling in love with him, she decides to leave before matters go further. A hurricane hits and their car is crippled by a falling tree. Rising water forces them to seek shelter in the choir loft of a church, where they spend the night. They are rescued in the morning and Helen meets Philippe's wife and learns their story. Helen and Philippe meet again, and Philippe sails to Europe with his wife but promises to come back someday.—Les Adams