Bob Rueland, a Chicago building contractor, cherishes life with his veterinarian wife until she is tragically killed in an automobile accident. Meanwhile the family and friends of Grace Briggs, a waitress at a local Italian restaurant, are overjoyed when they learn that Grace will finally get a replacement heart (the heart of Bob's wife). Both Bob and Grace struggle to maintain normal lives after these traumatic events, until fate intervenes and brings them together.

Bonnie Hunt's brother is a physician at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. He arranged for the hospital to be used as a setting in the film.

Megan Dayton:
Grace has Bob's dead wife's heart!

Continuity: When Elizabeth comes home in the beginning of movie, Bob had thrown the towel on top of the coat rack. When she walks in and greets Mel, the dog, the towel is on the floor, in the next shot it is back on top of the coat rack.

Music by Carmen Lombardo
Lyrics by Danny DiMinno
Performed by Dean Martin
Produced by Nicholas Pike and Bonnie Hunt