A woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to mention the father. She includes a rare magnificence and also every man in the city wants her, notably Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of some dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, specially when she falls in love with one of the"Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).