Ella (Mason), a charitable and spirited socialite from 1905, is transplanted to 2025 after heading out on her schooner one night. In the modern day she encounters Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, who must help Ella return to the past in time for the Christmas Eve ball before her existence is erased, changing the course of the town’s history.  Complicating Ella and Nick’s already daunting task is the romance that’s blossoming between them.