Malaya, 1941. As the glamorous wife of a plantation owner, Connie Hadley appears to lead a pampered and comfortable life. But she is hiding devastating secrets that could destroy her marriage. Life is changed forever on the day of the infamou attack on Pearl Harbor. As Japanese Zero aircraft attack the town of Palur, Cnnie takes the decision to flee to Singapore on the family's boat, The White Pearl with her husband, sons, three friends and the enigmatic boat dealer. In desperation, short of food and constatnly in danger fear strips away good manners; tensions arise on the yacht and anger cause deadly divisions between friends.901