In San Francisco the exclusive Forbidden City nightclub is ling auditions for showgirls. In the dark, scandalous glamour of club, three girls from very different backgrounds stumble into h other"s lives. They all have secrets. Grace, an American-bon nese girl, has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is a Chinese family with roots in San Francisco"s Chinatown. Ancj, both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese ten, in a heartbeat, everything changes. The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and paranoia, suspicion and a shocking act of betrayal threaten to destroy their lives.