A year has passed, Lord Glendenning has died and Moray is working in Paris. Recently married to the philandering Tom Weston, who has a young daughter Flora, Katherine, now owner of the Paradise, summons Moray to return and revitalize the store, which is losing trade. On arrival back he proposes to Denise, who is still employed at the Paradise, and Audrey proposes to Edmund. New staff number shop-girl Susy and store-man Nathaniel, the former in love with the latter, unaware that he is a saboteur for Fenton, a rival tradesman seeking to buy the Paradise. Katherine is aware that Weston also wants the sale and urges Moray to make a success of the grand reopening. Suspicious of Nathaniel's actions, Denise exposes him, leading to his dismissal and a hugely profitable first day under Moray's management. Seeing its potential Weston calls off his deal with Fenton.
二戰(zhàn)后，國(guó)律師William Collyer（西蒙·拉塞·比爾 Simon Russell Beale 飾）的妻子Hester Collyer（蕾切爾·薇 Rachel Weisz 飾）邂逅了役的飛行Freddie Page（湯姆·希德勒頓 Tom Hiddleston 飾）。生活空虛寞的Hester和年輕英俊的Freddie陷入了一段不倫之。此事不即被Hester的丈夫William發(fā)現(xiàn)。后來(lái)，Hester認(rèn)為Freddie不再愛(ài)她了于是嘗試殺。她沒(méi)成功，F(xiàn)reddie在讀完她遺書后勃大怒。最，F(xiàn)reddie終于決定離開，去一個(gè)遠(yuǎn)的地方續(xù)他的飛員生涯。Hester只能望著Freddie離開的背影黯然神......
