It's Christmas time, and convict Mary Marshall (Ginger Rogers) is on furlough from the state prison she calls home. Although she's not optimistic, she hopes the holiday will be truly magical and it does when she meets Zachary Morgan (Joseph Cotton) on the train. She's worried, though, about what he'll think when he finds out the truth about her. But little does she know that Zachary is harboring secrets, too. Shirley Temple co-stars.