When Millie, an elderly helper at Westway Rest Home, dies seemingly impoverished, the authorities refuse to pay funeral expenses. Eddie, Millie's friend, is enraged and alerts a journalist, Lisa. Millie is pushed into the limelight when she's found to have won a million pounds. Immediately two money-grabbing relatives appear, but Lisa finds Millie's illegitimate daughter, uncovering a heartbreaking story which finally vindicates Millie.