A dying young Londoner saves a girl from throwing herself from a bridge and strikes up a romance with her despite her being in a relationship with a mildly psychotic library attendant.

The film traces the fortunes of John Palace, a mild mannered law clerk, who on hearing he has Cancer decides to live life to the full! However, his plans are thrown into chaos when he saves Paula, a volatile young woman, from committing suicide off Putney Bridge. The film follows their relationship as they seek to find love and connection in modern London.—Nick John