Relationship scarred and heart-wary Maggie leaves the comfort of her safe life in San Diego and ventures, by train, to Seattle for her 30th high school reunion. Closed to the idea of love, she meets a stranger with whom she has a passionate 24-hour affair. For the first time in many years Maggie feels her heart opening to the possibility of something more than the lonely life to which she had resigned herself. However, her past hurts have taught her that she cannot trust her heart or her head.