Fiona Maye, a famous High Court judge, is facing a difficult case when her marriage to her professor husband is at the breaking point: should a leukemia patient under the age of 18 who refuses blood transfusions be forced to live? Maye goes to the hospital to visit the sick boy Adam, and this conversation has a profound impact on both of them, not only giving Adam a new and strong feeling, but also stimulating Maye's deep emotions.