For the first time in forty years, Mike Whelan visits rugged, beautiful Wilsons Promontory, where he trained as a young commando in 1942. Mike is surprised by how much revisiting the area affects him, especially when he meets a young woman who happens to be the granddaughter of his old commando friend, Johnny. Johnny died in the Pacific War, leaving Mike with the burden of his secret love for Johnny's wife, Helen.
Mike is overwhelmed by emotion when he learns Helen is still alive and lives near Wilsons Promontory. As Mike's drawn back into Helen's life, the past begins to overwhelm him and he realises he must question long-held misconceptions before he can find contentment and peace.
