Senior resident Lucy Brett is older than her colleagues. Having taken time to decide on a career path, Lucy is pleased with her choice--she loves her job in the oncology department. But things get shaken up when Graham Woods arrives from Australia for a six-month contract. They find themselves deeply attracted to one another, but their backgrounds being so different, Gray finds it difficult to believe that Lucy's family would accept him. Then an old flame of Lucy's from the United States turns up, leaving Gray to realize he has to make a choice...