This may be the story of three gentle persons: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to a British émigré. Christina Peck, an upper middle class suburban housewife, happily married and mother of two little girl. And Jack Jordan. They'll soon be brought together. By the final frame, none of these will soon be the same as they will learn harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds forever.