It is 1941 and the nurses at Nightingale are facing the hardest winter yet. Everyone is struggling with shortages, the newspapers are already writing about more and more losses and defeats. The British are tired and demoralized, the Nightingale Hospital is also suffering. Millie is recently widowed and has to deal with property matters. However, he also meets an old love and memories of the hospital come alive again. Jess moves against her will to the country. However, her mood is lifted by the arrival of Effie, who runs away from Ireland and hopes to find peace in the village. Soon, however, the handsome Kit crosses the girl's path. Christmas is fast approaching, can a shelter in the quiet countryside protect our heroines from love troubles?