At almost forty, George Mahoney is a refrigerator engineer, whose routine life is ready for a change when Niagara Spense is hired to replace a retired engineer called the Veteran. As they sit working together each day, Niagara, with her quest for electrical evidence of life after death, begins to seep into his consciousness. The protective shell that George has so carefully constructed to guard against love and spontaneity begins to crumble as he rediscovers himself in this gentle and charming love story.