 As each of Andy's friends arrive, more of the story is unfolded.Mickey Gordon is a National Basketball Association referee who honors his recently deceased father's wishes by burying him at the resting site of his World War II Army platoon in France, of which he was the sole survivor, but the plans are delayed after the airline misplaces the casket.Ellen Andrews, an airline employee from Wichita working in Paris, assists Mickey in locating and retrieving the casket.