Since Frank Miller lost his wife, he put her things away discreetly, but a storm breaking a window spurs him and daughter Darcy, whom he had to raise alone from a young age, to go through it and discover a diary list of items to be returned to persons of importance to his late wife. Biology Ph.D. candidate Darcy Miller is only interested in a clinical approach to her studies, but a doctorate is only an option if she can write a proposal attracting funding. Her supervising professor realizes that Darcy's dry jargon won't do the trick and forces her to seek coaching from literature professor Nathan Riley, who insists she must return the items and learn human angles in the process. He even throws in a bet and comes along 'to be sure', proving chance plays a remarkable part and teaching her social skills, maybe even love, while discovering their past touches.—KGF Vissers