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Eunice Winslow, matriarch of the local, landed gentry, thinks Sybil is wrong for her son, Stephen--too black and underprivileged. Bent on destroying their love, she forces Sybil out of Lebanon, clearing the way for Stephen to fall into the eager arms of fair, classy Claire Hastings. Bitterly hurt by his sweetheart's disappearance, Stephen ends up marrying Claire but the marriage does not last.
While the exiled Sybil rises above her heartbreak to become a remarkably successful seamstress, Claire is busy having fun with Clive, the new man she found in the city. Then Sybil's grandmother succumbs to cancer and she is propelled back to Lebanon where Stephen, now a singe dad, waits. He wants to marry his true love and his mother is incensed.
Eunice goes in search of Claire, Stephen's ex, to seek her help in thwarting Stephen's wedding plans and eliminating Sybil. This leads to a chilling climax in which Stephen comes under fire from Claire's lover, the gun-toting Clive.