Surgeon Alex Reid finds herself in a state of shock when her charismatic fiance -- Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris -- ends up in a coma. While she and a surgeon who has just arrived at Toronto's Hope-Zion Hospital work to save Dr. Harris' life, the patient takes leave of his body and begins wandering the hospital in spirit form. Harris ponders the true nature of his experience, while the other doctors in the facility continue to deal with complicated decisions that they face daily within their profession.