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Jane Langley is found slumped over the steering wheel and rushed to the hospital. She provides a false name and asks for Dr. Fredericks, who is woken to treat her. The doctor explains that because of her desperate condition, she must choose between the baby's life and her own, and she insists that the child must live.

A flashback reveals Jane's mother died in childbirth, leaving Jane to raise her younger sister Nancy. The sisters later work with advertising executive Bill Prentice, with Jane as a clothing designer and Nancy as a model. The social closeness around Bill plants the seeds of a tension that will echo through their lives.

Jane is in love with Bill Prentice, but Bill marries Nancy. Jane's longing remains unfulfilled as the couple starts their life together. Nancy's confidence grows, yet the marriage begins to feel strained.

Nancy gives birth to Deborah and becomes possessive of the child, cooling toward Bill. Dr. Fredericks warns that parturition will be risky for both sisters. The fragile balance of the household is unsettled as medical caution meets personal fear.

One night Jane and Bill begin to realize they have deeper feelings for each other. Nancy misreads the situation and grows suspicious, fueling jealousy. The trio's emotional tension intensifies and foreshadows a deadly turn.

Nancy confronts Jane and Bill, wrongly assuming an affair and storms off in anger. Jane is distraught and tries to drive away from the scene. The confrontation marks a breaking point that pushes their relationships toward catastrophe.

As Jane tries to leave, she accidentally reverses her car and strikes Deborah, killing Nancy's daughter. The tragedy triggers the dissolution of Nancy and Bill's marriage and sends Nancy into therapy. The family is thrust into grief and guilt.

Nancy and Bill divorce in the wake of the accident, and Nancy undergoes therapy to cope with trauma. The doctor suggests a possible path to healing through adoption. The emotional wounds remain, complicating any future decisions.

With the possibility of Nancy adopting a child, Jane hatches a plan to conceive a child with Bill and hand it to the couple. She discusses the idea with Bill and pushes for a quick marriage in Mexico to make the plan feasible. The scheme is morally fraught but pursued to give the sisters a chance at happiness.

Jane and Bill wed in Mexico as part of the plan, and soon she becomes pregnant. She travels to deliver the baby, fully aware of the risks involved. The couple's commitment to the unorthodox plan deepens the emotional stakes.

As Jane approaches the end of her life, the doctor contacts Nancy and Bill, who hurry to her deathbed. They come to witness the final sacrifice and to meet the child she hopes will begin anew for their family. The moment binds old wounds with a glimmer of new possibility.

Jane gives the baby to Nancy and Bill, hoping they can start over as a family. They name the child Jane, honoring her courage and sacrifice. The act seals a fragile truce of love and memory amid grief.