Widowed Sally is a children's book author and lives alone with her dog Buddy. During a storm, Buddy gets scared and runs away. In various detours, Buddy ends up with Mark and his daughter Emma. They are fairly new to the place where they live and Emma develops a strong bond with Buddy. Meanwhile, Sally desperately tries to find Buddy. Finally she tracks him down with Mark and Emma and Mark is now faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return Buddy and make Emma distraught or make Sally sad.
A well acted and believable story. They take the time to tell the story in a good way.
