Dr. Jake Mitchell oversees a Nova Scotia transition center for brain-injured patients. Richard Jr. 'Rick' Spencer, a Harvard elect whose brain was paralyzed in a car accident, gets along spectacularly well with unorthodox nurse Denise Di Fiori, who was fired from a city hospital for ignoring the doctor, and her dear son Sam. that he misses his divorced father in daily life. Rick loves working at Sam's Uncle Sal's pizza place and accidentally becomes a local hero. Jake falls for Denise, which makes Rick jealous. Richard Sr., one of the best lawyers, decides to separate them at all costs.