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The
angels lure a group of former classmates and their significant others
to a run down bar and restaurant called “Bubba’s Polynesian
Paradise”. Andrew, acting as a marriage counselor, sends Yvette and
Peter there when they have trouble talking about anything but work.
Monica catches the eye of Michael, a lonely paramedic, and leads him
on a wild goose chase ending at Bubba’s. Tess sends Leigh and her
“I’m the boss” husband Jimmy to the dive in order to squeeze lunch
into their thoroughly planned outing. And Karen, a lawyer who has
lost her sense of purpose, is stranded in the Polynesian nightmare
when a bad client, a flat tire, and returning angel Rafael combine to
alter her day. As they become aware of each other and gravitate
toward a single table, they catch up on the years gone by, and make
the startling discovery that their former teacher Dave Price is
bussing their table. Dave denies his identity at first, hating what
he’s become, and despising what he is about to do. He has agreed to
help Bubba, the owner, burn the place down in exchange for a chunk of
the insurance money. He figures if he can dodge his students and
forget the good man he used to be, he’ll be able to go through with
the arson. But after some prodding by Gloria, Dave admits who he is
and how he got there. Soon the former students teach the teacher
about life, and tell him of the differences he made in theirs. Dave
tells Bubba he won’t do it, and reconciles with himself and his past.
The meeting puts balance back into Leigh’s marriage, gives Yvette and
Peter something to talk about, and reconciles lost lovers Michael and
Karen. Everyone is better off from their visit to Bubba’s and none of
them knew the part the angels played in their lives.
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