Clara Chandler remarrying, falls into controlling in-laws and an unassertive husband. Her malicious mother-in-law barges into her home, destroys belongings, and causes disturbances at her workplace. Her husband equivocates and refuses responsibility. She files for divorce, gathers evidence, sues, fights dignity and justice. A man who understands and respects her enters her life. She realizes happiness is not earned through endurance, but through one's own efforts.