All the romance and melodrama associated with the name of Danielle Steel is present in this adaptation of her novel ONCE IN A LIFETIME. Lindsay Wagner plays Daphne Fields, who lies in a hospital bed recalling the moments of her life that led her to such a state. While happily married, her husband and daughter are tragically killed in a house fire, leaving the pregnant Daphne alone. After the birth of her son, she manages to support the pair of them by becoming a successful novelist. Despite her success and the love of her son, she still feels unfulfilled romantically, but amazingly enough her recuperation from a car accident in the hospital may provide that final piece in the puzzle of her life.