Inspector John Smith (Charles Meli) is devastated when he returns one evening from work and finds his wife Mary (Gabriella Borg) gone. He starts drinking and as a consequence is suspended from his job. Claire, (Sarah Camilleri) his new neighbor, is now often babysitting his son Mark (Andrew Deguara) for him. Claire's boyfriend of five years, Paul, (Heinrich Camilleri) has broken up with her without any explanation and she had to move out of the bungalow they had shared. One day she sees Paul with another woman and, in her anger takes a photo of the pair.
Slowly Claire and John are falling in love, but John cannot forget his wife and when new evidence emerges about her whereabouts he goes on a quest to find out the truth.