Katarina is young and free. She adores falling in love, but lasting closeness frightens her and she cannot accept being tied down. Independence is more precious than anything else. When Katarina discovers she is pregnant she decides to keep the baby. Her mother, Elisabeth, is supportive, but her lover reacts violently. believing that the pregnancy is a deliberate ploy to trap him. His appalling reaction reminds Katarina of the abuse her own mother suffered and the two women open up to each other as the past is confornted and explored...