Baltimore, 1959. Danny’s dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn’t fight in World War II. Danny, who’s 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards….

A recently orphaned heiress meets a young racing yacht captain on Long Island. He shows interest in her and, being heiress to $200,000,000, love may not be the reason.

Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her job. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service,…