Bernice Adams is a single mother. During the day, she's a security officer at JFK airport, to pay her way through law school. The work is hard and the shifts are long, but she enjoys interacting with the thousands of people that pass through each day, jetting off to glamorous destinations all over the world. A former military pilot, Helen Smith is now captain for a commercial airline, leaving the forces after her husband was killed in action. After two years, she's adjusting to life as a civilian, but still adores the thrill of flying - a balm to her aching heart. Nancy Williams is crossing the country to share news with her husband. News that they have spent years trying and praying for. Nancy can't wait to rush into his arms - only a short flight and then home . . . Bernice, Helen and Nancy's fates collide one morning, with the take off of flight A321 from New York to San Francisco. It is a day they will never forget.
