A good but slightly ineffectual man tries to off himself after an error that really wasn't his fault. In Christmas Carol fashion his crusty-but-lovable guardian angel shows up to give him a tour of the world without his presence and it isn't a pretty place. Moral courage small-town American life civic cooperation and family love are glorified; corporate greed and self-involvement are vilified; at the climax a blanket of snow like spun sugar makes everything pure and clean like redemption itself.