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In Flew Enza - Synopsis: An impoverished, young, Jewish woman, Sarah, from Brooklyn loses her fiancé and mother from the 1918 influenza and, having no options, answers a marriage advertisement from a small town, Protestant, widower with three children.Spring 1918 Brooklyn Sarah, from the age of 10, relies on a neighbor, Belinda Murphy. Sarah's life turns for the better with an engagement to Jacob Silverman. The Spanish Flu strikes, killing her mother, brother, and fiancé on the same day in November 1918. About to be evicted, Sarah answers an ad from a small town widower with a newborn who seeks a wife.She finds that the widower, Oliver Tipton, has two older boys, 5 and 3, in addition to the baby. Ollie admits that if Sarah fails, he will give up his successful store. Sarah stays but remains hounded by post-traumatic depression and wants to return to Brooklyn.Behind the scenes, Reggie Harrington, Ollie's attorney, needs Sarah to fail so he can sell Ollie's lands to the A&P grocery chain for profit. Ollie and Sarah marry, but Sarah won't consummate the marriage. Sarah realizes the boys need her and she vows to love Ollie. She consummates the marriage, slowly sheds her past, and falls in love.Sarah receives a letter from the Midwest that her father committed suicide in a frozen river. His body is not found.Attempting to discover the reasons for Reggie's actions, Sarah seeks help from Henry Silverman, the father of her deceased fiancé. Silverman discovers the A&P plans. Sarah realizes Reggie has been intercepting their mail to gain information and arranges a sting. Reggie and the postmaster are arrested, Ollie's development plans with A&P proceed with great success.A&P promotes Ollie to Vice President of development and the family moves to New Jersey, allowing Sarah to reunite with Belinda. Sarah finds out her father is alive and reunites.