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Dying from an inoperable brain tumor, impoverished single mother Lorena (Stacey Edwards) is determined to find a loving home for her 12-year-old daughter--and to make just enough money to pay for her own funeral. Tackling the second problem first, Lorena goes to work for Sidney Alcott (Bob Gunton, an embittered, hard-drinking funeral home director. Regarding Lorena as a nuisance, Sidney's first instinct is to turn her over to his assistant Monica (Roma Downey), who angelic presence in the proceedings is not immediately explained. Ultimately, it becomes crystal clear that Lorena was fated to link up with Sidney all along...and that Sidney truly needs Lorena in a way that he never could have imagined.