Liverpool 1940. When war comes to Britain Jessica Wilson and her friend Ruby seize the opportunity to leave behind the orphanage they grew up in and start new lives in the NAAFI. With only forged papers as identification the girls expect to be turned away but are delighted with an offer of work. When Jessica meets the handsome Tom she feels as though her life is complete but after a chance encounter with a friend she soon learns that not everything is as it seems. As Jessica begins to uncover the truth she unravels a web of lies starting with the night of her birth…