sˈoʊʃəlˌaɪt hˈɛstɚɹ ˈæʃli mˈɜːdɑːk mˈædəlɪn stˈoʊ lˈiːvz ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚz dˈɪnɚ pˈɑːɹɾi æt ðə jˌuːˈɛs nˈeɪvəl bˈeɪs ɪn hˌɑːnəlˈuːluː ɪnðə kˈʌmpəni əvə mˈæn hˌuː ɪz nˌɑːt hɜː hˈʌsbənd luːtˈɛnənt lˈɔɪd mˈɜːdɑːk, plˈeɪd baɪ wˈɪljəm ɹˈʌs, bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚɹ ˌɛltˈiː. mˈɜːdɑːks bˈɛst fɹˈɛnd.
Socialite Hester Ashley Murdoch (Madeleine Stowe) leaves an officers' dinner party at the US Naval base in Honolulu in the company of a man who is not her husband (Lieutenant Lloyd Murdoch, played by William Russ), but rather Lt. Murdoch's best friend.