Dear Heart
Logline
Can love survive a forty year separation? Can passion? And what happens to lovers separated for a lifetime? This is the story told in Dear Heart.
Genre
Romance
Short Summary
Deirdre and Lee carry on a passionate affair until circumstances separate them for a lifetime. On the first anniversary of their parting, an unexpected gift sets in motion a ritual that keeps their love alive.
The lovers are reunited 38 years later.
Setting
San Francisco
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Quest
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending, Twist
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: Deirdre Elaine Anderson Reid
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Sexy, Educated, Gracious, Adventurous, Charming, Confident, Decisive, Engaging, Honorable, Perseverance, Romantic, Beautiful, Complex, Seductive,Adventurous,Charming,Engaging,Romantic,Seductive
Additional Character Details
Name: Hartley Albert Rutherford Tate (Lee)
Age: 82
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Charming, Complex, Engaging, Masculine, Sexy, Adventurous, Faithful, Honorable, Perseverance, Romantic,Adventurous,Masculine,Sexy,Engaging,Romantic
Additional Character Details
Name: Denise
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Aggressive, Badass, Blunt, Funny, Outspoken, Sarcastic, Adventurous,Adventurous,Badass,Outspoken,Blunt,Funny
Additional Character Details
Name: Bill
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Faithful, Honorable, Selfless,Modest,Selfless,Honorable
Development Pitch
Deirdre and Lee meet at work in San Francisco. Although married, they have a passionate affair, punctuated by Sinatra’s music. Lee’s wife is offered a promotion in New York, and Lee must leave Deirdre. On their last Christmas Eve together, they dance to Sinatra’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Deirdre discovers she is pregnant, seduces her husband and tells him the baby is his. Meanwhile, Lee is heartbroken until he discovers Sinatra’s recording of “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” which he sends to Deirdre. Deirdre sends Lee a handkerchief spritzed with her cologne. For the next 38 years, Lee sends Deirdre a Sinatra record for every Christmas Eve, and Deirdre sends him a handkerchief for every Valentine’s Day. Deirdre and Lee’s son, Frank, is injured in a car accident. Deirdre’s sister, Denise, calls Lee and tells him about Frank. Lee flies to San Francisco to be with Deirdre and Frank, but Denise persuades him not to intrude. Several years later, just before Deirdre’s husband dies, he reveals he knew Frank was not his son. Six years later, Lee’s wife dies, Deirdre begins a letter to Lee, and he begins planning his reunion with Deirdre. Christmas Eve, 2011: Deirdre goes outside to listen to carolers. As a Sinatra look-alike sings “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” Lee emerges from the group and takes Deirdre into his arms. Deirdre and Lee purchase the old cottage, rebuild it, and marry.