Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.

At the local camera club the men are arriving for a glamour session. The model is on her way. George wants a 'nice friendly evening's photography'. The others have rather different hopes.