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==Plot== <!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summary should be between 400 to 700 words. --> Sam Baldwin, a recently-widowed [[Chicago]] architect, moves to [[Seattle]] with his eight-year-old son Jonah, to start a new life. A year later on [[Christmas Eve]], Jonah calls in to a nationally [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] radio talk show and persuades a reluctant Sam to go on the air to talk about how much he misses his wife, Maggie, and how he knew she was the one for him when he first took her hand. Thousands of women from around the country hear the program and, touched by the story, write to Sam. One listener is Annie Reed, a ''[[The Baltimore Sun|Baltimore Sun]]'' reporter. She is engaged to Walter, but feels something is missing from their relationship. After watching ''[[An Affair to Remember]]'', Annie writes Sam a letter suggesting they meet atop the [[Empire State Building]] on [[Valentine's Day]]. She decides against mailing it, but her friend and editor, Becky, mails it for her, and later agrees to send Annie to Seattle on a related story assignment after she has done some research on Sam via a detective agency. Sam begins dating a co-worker, Victoria, whom Jonah vehemently dislikes. When Jonah reads Annie's letter, he instinctively feels that she could 'be the one' but is unable to convince Sam to meet Annie in [[New York City|New York]] on [[Valentine's Day]]. Jonah's friend Jessica, whose mother is a travel agent, urges him to reply to Annie, agreeing to the New York meeting. While dropping Victoria off at the airport, Sam glimpses Annie exiting her plane and is mesmerized by her, though unaware of who she is. Later, Annie secretly watches Sam and Jonah playing on the beach together. The next day she goes to Sam's houseboat. From across the street she sees Sam's sister Suzy, and assumes she is his girlfriend. A passing vehicle nearly hits Annie and honks at her. Sam recognizes her from the airport and says, "hello." Annie also says "hello" before quickly leaving. After returning to Baltimore, Annie goes to New York to meet Walter for Valentine's Day, trying to convince herself the trip was a mistake. With Jessica's help, Jonah books a flight to New York and goes to the Empire State Building to find Annie on Valentine's Day. When Sam discovers him missing, he cancels his date, then gets Jessica to tell him where he is. Sam immediately follows, finding Jonah on the Empire observation deck. Meanwhile, Annie sees the skyscraper from where she and Walter are dining. She confesses her doubts to him, tells him the story of all that has happened since hearing the Christmas broadcast and they amicably end their engagement. Annie rushes to the Empire State Building and arrives on the observation deck just moments after Sam and Jonah have gone down in the elevator. Annie discovers Jonah's backpack. When Sam and Jonah return to retrieve it, Sam recognizes Annie again. After everyone introduces themselves, Annie takes Sam's hand and the three leave together, as Jonah smiles when the elevator doors close.
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