A love unrequited and wishes unfulfilled... Phoebe Sheffield has been nursing tender feelings for David Traymore, a bitter younger man who views her as a sister. On a misty evening, under the influence of absinthe, she wishes for a suitor like him, only mature enough to appreciate her as a woman. Be careful what you wish for... For a few magic moments, her wish seems to come true when she meets someone she mistakes for a vision of David from the future...