After suddenly losing his beloved wife and children, Henry Wilde tries to keep busy and carry on with business as usual as a senior officer with White Star Line Shipping Company. After all, he must still be a father and remain strong for his four other children, and has no time to dwell on his own heartbreak. Until by chance, Wilde finds a discarded letter in the mail room of the RMS Cedric, with only a blank calling card and a return address in Liverpool. Taking his chances, Wilde responds to the unposted letter himself, hoping to find in it companionship and mutual understanding. Can a man who has once loved so deeply truly ever love again?