When three-year-old Neil's parents succumb to influenza in 1918, he is taken into the care of show dancer Shasta. In 1932, Neil and Shasta live in Sydney and Neil is invited by the wealthy Mazzini family to a party to celebrate the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Neil falls in love with the youngest daughter of the Mazzini clan. He does not realize how much life this love affair could disrupt.