Into the blooming, gold- rush city of Shanghai fly Bill and Becca Holden with their small daughter Holly. Their new home is Paradise Mansions- a luxurious apartment block full of "second wives". When Becca goes home, a friendship between a lonely family man and a neglected mistress grows into something more- something that threatens to destroy all their lives. And when Becca comes back, it is time for all of them to learn something about the meaning of love and the bonds of family.