 Henry Buchanan (David Warner), an English schoolmaster, comes to teach in a small Canadian town. His outspoken views on the evil of the approaching World War II causes a ripple in the small town, and when it is discovered that he was a conscientious objector in World War I, the citizens of the town are outraged. But it s his friendships with both the enigmatic rich recluse Mrs Boswell (Honor Blackman) and Clarissa (Trudy Young), the daughter of the town s most prominent citizen, that will get Henry into the most trouble of all...