Three storylines run through The Secret, like themes in a symphony, sometimes merging, sometimes overlapping: this is the story of Wanda Wierickhe, her past, and the man she left. She sees music as a way of escaping reality, and she leaves her husband for it. When her mother spits up 'the secret' on her deathbed, Wanda is no longer able to withdraw into her music. She must come to terms with her past.