Vicky is a blind woman about to undergo an operation to restore her sight after 20 years.Vicky's husband Barry and her daughter Janey reassure her that she's doing the right thing, and when Vicky's bandages are removed she sees shapes and colours for the first time in two decades. But her delight is tempered by dismay: from her clothes to her furniture to Barry himself, nothing - not least her husband - looks the way she remembered it.
When Vicky discovers that her role at work is only open to a disabled person, and her devoted guide dog is recalled to help another visually impaired person, the struggle to adjust becomes overwhelming. Has she been imagining a life she never had in the first place?
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