[6] Sheen in her debut role plays Elaine Choi, a law clerk brought in to carry out the will of a prominent restaurateur.

In Chinatown, London, restaurateur Sam Wong dies in a telephone booth after making a call.

The last recipient named Sarah Lee is unknown to the family and receives his vintage sports car if she learns to drive.

Ah Ying eventually signs the will and agrees to accompany her husband's body back to China.

While waiting for Mike's return, Choi discovers that Sarah Lee was Mr. Wong's secret British mistress.

Choi also discovers that the last phone call Mr. Wong made was to his brother in China informing him that his wife and his son Mike would soon be visiting the village.

[4] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Sheen's performance was its "strongest asset".

[7] Walter Goodman of The New York Times commented that although the film showed some promise, it was mostly "not funny or touching or much of anything.