Clive brook and john clements star as naval officers at odds with one other in this thrilling drama from ealing studios that pits duty against love during wartime. Returning to port after a long and tiring tour of duty, captain armitage receives orders to take his warship and urgently escort a fleet of merchantmen safely to britain. Reaching the convoy, armitage realises that one ship is missing and amongst the refugees it is carrying is his ex wife, lucy.