Scott Doherty is a young man in his early twenties who is still coming to terms with the unexpected death of his father. He then learns that his mother, Maureen, is engaged to marry Oliver Vance. Scott doesn't approve of the marriage, but he soon learns Oliver's daughter Kelly has similar misgivings, primarily because Oliver also just recently lost his spouse. As Scott and Kelly get to know one another, they begin to wonder if the recent deaths that made their parents marriage possible were entirely accidental.