Sam Wheat (Patrick) is bank executive, who lives in with his girlfriend, Molly (Demi). While out on a date, a mugger named Willie encounters them and demands Sam's wallet. Before Sam could do something about it, the mugger shoots him. Sam dies but his spirit is unable to crossover. Sam stays with Molly without her knowledge. Some days later, Willie (who killed him) breaks into the apartment but Sam manages to scare him away before he could hurt Molly. On following him, Sam discovers where he lives and also gets to know a dirty secret.
Sam decides to do something about and goes to a spiritual medium, Oda Mae Brown (Whoppi Goldberg) and asks for her help. He convinces her to tell Molly about the guy who broke into the apartment. Things take an interesting turn when Molly tells Sam's friend Carl about Oda Mae and what she had to say about Sam's spirit watching over her. As Carl goes out to find the truth, Sam follows him only to discover that he had hired Willie to kill him. Now Sam must do everything that he can to protect Molly from Carl's evil intentions. The movie ends on a touching note and is worth watching on a romantic evening with your beloved.
