A familiar tale, with a twist. Vern is a penniless match boy, rescued by Oren, an inventor, Can Vern win Oren's heart with a specially crafted gift? A familiar tale with a twist. Vern's life as a poor match boy is hard and cruel. Starving and freezing, he loses consciousness, and when he awakens, thinks he must have died and gone to heaven. Instead he finds he's been rescued by Oren, a doctor and inventor, who lives with his sister and brother-in-law. Each man is attracted to the other, but each fear to speak of the attraction, thinking it would be misinterpreted—especially when a friend of Oren's seeks to keep the couple apart. But Vern has a plan. He crafts a gift for Oren, intended to reveal his heart in a way he's unable to put into words. Will the match boy's gift win the heart of the inventor?