The war is over and as far as Mrs Phelps is concerned her war is won now that she has her two sons back together at home again. However David has come home a happily married man to intelligent scientist Christina. Mrs Phelps sees Christina as a threat to her relationship with her son and doesn’t want David and Christina to locate to New York for their work. Mrs Phelps is very controlling and has plans, which will keep her family near her. Her younger son is not free from the controlling clutches of his mother either as she connives to break up Robin’s engagement to Hester.