In primitive India, the question of what to do with a widow was solved by simply burning her on the funeral pyre beside her husband. Thankfully, those days are long gone, and the problem is no longer solved quite so easily - which is pretty fortunate for the widow! In today's play a lonely widow meets an army major whilst on a ski vacation, and despite pressure from her family and friends, becomes romantically involved with him. A whole heap of gossip ensues...