Retired army officer, now Navy Historical past professor, Caroline Upton is enlisted to help antiques retailer proprietor, Russell Carlisle to find the household of WWII Military officer Orin Newton earlier than Christmas with the hope of returning treasured private artifacts – Orin’s costume uniform, medals, and a stack of affection letters from his beloved Alice who waits for him again residence. Epaulettes and insignia present preliminary clues, although the search appears to lifeless finish when Caroline discovers Orin was captured and listed as MIA. Caroline and Russell then search the love letters for clues as to what occurred to Orin and whether or not he ever made it residence to Alice.