Elizabeth Burgess' Carousel with the drunk horses makes its last turn, but she ends up doing two stints in the psychiatric ward before she can function properly sober. Finally, thinking that she is cured, she tries to go on with her life raising four kids, and pursuing a career. But she soon discovers the Carousel that drives her to distraction where men are concerned still tugs relentlessly at her heartstrings. Then a family tragedy throws her into despair. Will she finally beat the Carousel that has plagued her life since she was five years old or will she be a hopeless, helpless victim forever?