In 1955 Richard Kimble interned in Fairgreen, Indiana's county hospital, where he and a nurse, Helen Waverly, met and fell in love. Now, four years after Helen Kimble's death, Richard has learned that his father-in-law Ed is facing bankruptcy because of his wife Edith's heart trouble - heart trouble brought on because she still clings to the memory of Helen, incessantly listening to phonograph records made by Helen containing lengthy audio letters to her and Ed. Barely escaping a police dragnet, Richard contacts Ed Waverly and hides in their home, where he finds support from his sister-in-law Terry. Richard knows of a secret bank account Helen kept in case of an emergency, and with Terry's help he finds it, thus saving Ed's business. But Edith's unending grief for Helen leads to a savage argument between her and Terry - and leaves Richard in even greater danger because Terry is in love with him and Edith, upon learning of his presence, icily vows to turn him over to police.
—Michael Daly