Prudence is a young, successful business woman. Unfortunately she is not so astute when it comes to men. There is the brutal Charlie, and the fickle Morgan Evans, and of course, the ruthless Peter Saunders. Then into her life comes Ollie Morton, a trainee sculptor. Only knowing brutal or devious men, Prudence thinks he is a weak mother"s boy. Nothing has prepared her for the surprise she gets when Ollie drives her at night into the depths of The New Forest. She has not yet learnt the difference between strength and weakness. It takes an act of heroic bravery to teach her the truth. Meanwhile in the local asylum, Prudence"s sworn enemy Joyce Bartlett awaits her chance to escape and wreak a terrible revenge.