Introvertní inženýr se nalodí na parník Královna Alžběta, kde chce najít a přesvědčit slavného byznysmena, aby zafinancoval jeho velké plány.

Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instructions to negotiate a high-powered loan. His lack of confidence means he is completely out of his depth, at least until he finds his personality changes every day during the hour the ship's clocks stop to make allowance for their westward passage.