Pregnant war widow Emma boards a bus with her daughter Evelyn, heading to her late husband Liam’s funeral. But from the bus ride to the ceremony, she and her child are bullied and humiliated by Ava—the would-be stepmother—and her family. Emma nearly loses her baby and her face to their cruelty, until her father, General Thomas, arrives to reveal her true identity. Ava’s family is left in shock, their high-society dream shattered in regret and disgrace.