catherine dessin is 15 and still at convent school when the germans enter paris in 1940 her parents are patriots and she is taught to hate the enemy but two years later she falls in love with a senior and married german officer defying the anger of her family and friendscatherine grows up abruptly when klaus the german officer realizes the evil of the regime he is serving klaus now struggles with his own conflict of loyaltiesbetween catherine and his family and between his patriotic duty and his hatred of nazism steve and lisa are excited about holiday plans but the holidays sadden carole since her mom died she cheers up by agreeing to work with the loal veterinarian meanwhile steve lisa and carole dad are plotting to make caroles dearest wish come true her own horse for christmas