Please, if you will, meet Mr. John Forbes, a local television meteorologist. Despite all the modern weather technology and data available to him, a storm is brewing that he could never have forecast. After a delicious Chinese buffet, John takes a bite of his after-dinner fortune cookie, enjoying its sweet flavor while reading, "A time in your life is about to change." Always skeptical of their mindless sayings, he reads it again and tosses it on the table, dismissing it from his mind.