On a red eye flight to Boston from LA 10 people wake up to a shock. All the other passengers and crew have vanished but all sorts of personal possessions remain. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed. But its like the world is dead.
Frank Lambert is a construction worker and a single father of 3 kids. Carol Foster, a beautician, also has 3 children. After Frank and Carol run into each other on vacation and spontaneously get married, they and their children have to learn to live together and love each other. It's not easy, but they are trying to do this step by step.