小人物的命运被细腻呈现，他们的挣扎与坚持，更能引发普通观众的强烈代入感。TheadventurousLadyEdwinaEskethtravelstotheprincelystateofRanchipurinIndiawithherhusband,LordAlbertEsketh,whoistheretopurchasesomeoftheMaharajah'shorses.She'ssurprisedtomeetanoldfriend,TomRansomewhocametoRanchipursevenyearsbeforetomoxia.ccpainttheMaharajah'sportraitandjuststayedon.Ransomehasdevelopedsomethingofareputation-forwomanizinganddrinkingtoomuch-butthat'sOKwithEdwinawhoisboredandlookingforfun.Shesoonmeetsthelocaldoctor,thehardworkingandseriousMajorRamaSafti.Hedoesn'timmediatelyrespondtoheradvancesbutwhentheseasonalrainscome,disasterstrikeswhenadamfails,floodingmuchofthecountryside.Diseasesoonsetsinandeveryone,includingRansomeandEdwina,workatanon-stoppacetosaveasmanyaspossible.SaftideeplyadmiresEdwina'ssacrificebutfateintervenes.