Dean, 32, is a gifted scientist and control freak. He painstakingly recreates a previous anniversary at a now deserted outback motel to impress his girlfriend, Lana, but things go awry when her ex-boyfriend, Terry, gate crashes the weekend. Dean, believing that Lana still loves Terry, is overcome with jealousy and breaks up with her.
Filled with regret over his hasty actions, Dean exiles himself at the motel over the next year and builds a time travel device. He calls Lana back and convinces her to travel back in time with him to change the events of that fateful weekend.