简福斯特，犯罪的前妻，移动到一个沿海城市，并接管称这位安静的女人酒吧的运行。最初她是愤怒的，当她得知以前的主人已经让一位和蔼可亲的当地艺术家和兼职走私，邓肯麦克劳德使用客栈的位置。尽管她的不满，她变得浪漫包含了他。当麦克劳德的旧情人到达现场出现的问题。简嫉妒她嘲弄她谈起了自己的过去，并威胁要揭发她。

The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as The Quiet Woman. She becomes outraged when she discovers the previous owner had allowed local smugglers to use it as a base. She soon has become romantically involved with one of the smugglers, which causes enormous problems when a customs officer turns up, followed closely by her former husband.