The movie opens with Cuddy flying home after her dance performance at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Her joy over winning the dancer's premier trophy leads her to kiss Robert Scott (Patrick Dempsey), who immediately kisses back. Two weeks later, however, Robert dies from a brain hemorrhage caused by falling off his motorcycle while bicycling home from work. Although grief is evident throughout the film, it takes on new significance when Robert's funeral procession arrives at Cuddy's apartment building and sees Robert's