The kiss

Isabelle Forrester is the wife of a Parisian banker who has long since shut her out of his hearth. Isabelle has one secret pleasure: a long distance friendship by telephone with a Washington power broker, who, like Isabelle, is trapped in a loveless marriage. To Bill Robinson, Isabelle is a kindred spirit who touches him across the miles with her warmth and gentle empathy. Agreeing to meet for a few precious, innocent days in London, they find their friendship changing, and on a warm June evening, they exchange their first, searching kiss. Time stands still - until in a flash of metal and glass a red double decker bus, full of passengers, strikes their limousine and crushes it beneath its tremendous weight.