1944 - When an air raid strikes the hospital she's been working in Carrie's life irrevocably changes. But as a nurse in the middle of wartime she has no time to grieve as she has too many people relying on her. For resistance fighter Vito nothing is more important than seeking vengeance for the atrocities his fellow comrades have suffered. But when he liberates a convent finding a group of Jewish children in hiding he suddenly has even more to fight for. Little Mimi is injured scared and alone. Together Carrie and Vito vow to find her parents a loving home. But under the shadow of war is it wise to make promises you're not sure you can keep?