Jes (JOELINE GARNER-JOEL) and Abe (STEVE AKO) meet and fall in love when she starts work one summer at her fathers scrap metal yard, where Abe works as a mechanic. At night Abe fastidiously trains to better himself as an amateur boxer. After warnings from her father Alan (CHRIS DARWIN) to stay away from Abe, circumstances quickly change when he catches Jes and Abe together. When Abe is sacked from his job, Jes decides to rebel against her father and moves in with Abe. She immediately finds work in a local night-club, while Abe unsuccessfully searches for a new job. Things brighten up when Abe is approached by a professional boxing manager and at the same time Jes becomes pregnant. Seemingly nothing can stop their happiness. Suddenly all their dreams are shattered and everything changes...