1918 年，美国卷入第一次世界大战的高峰期 - 自由债券被出售，德国移民被怀疑为叛徒或破坏者，各地的年轻人屈服于爱国主义和宣传并入伍。 在得克萨斯州的一个小镇上，霍勒斯·罗贝多感受到了压力 - 他不想离开他年轻的妻子伊丽莎白和他们年幼的孩子珍妮 - 但伊丽莎白什么都做不好的弟弟却不断地谈论战争，并且 伊丽莎白严厉的父亲最初反对这桩婚姻，现在计划照顾他的女儿和孩子，以便霍勒斯能够为他的国家而战。 但席卷全城（乃至全国）的流感疫情可能会改变每个人的计划。

It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I - Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, young men everywhere succumb to the patriotism and propaganda and enlist. In a small Texas town, Horace Robedaux feels the pressure - he doesn't want to leave his young wife Elizabeth and their young child Jenny - but Elizabeth's can't-do-anything-right little brother is constantly talking about the war, and Elizabeth's stern father, who opposed the marriage initially, now has plans to take care of his daughter and the child so Horace can fight for his country. However, the influenza epidemic sweeping the town (and the nation) may change everyone's plans.

Texas, 1918. La prima guerra mondiale sta avendo un grande impatto su una piccola comunità. Horace Robedaux si rifiuta di abbandonare moglie e figlio, ma suo suocero si offre per sistemare le cose in modo che lui possa partire a combattere per il suo paese. Ma una terribile epidemia si estende sulla cittadina e su tutto il paese, cambiando i progetti di tutti, forzando alcuni a prendere decisioni difficili.