Accused of abusing her position of authority with seventeen-year-old Clive and another student, Veronica is imprisoned. Convinced that she deserves to be punished for crimes she committed at an earlier age, Veronica rebuffs her father's attempts to secure her early release. Confused and frustrated by her intransigence, Jim's anguish begins to impinge on his job. Veronica confides the secrets of her past to Father Greg, who may hold the final piece of this father-daughter puzzle.