Version one
When Teresa (Robin White) was jogging on the beach one day, she accidentally found a glass bottle buried in white sand with a letter of the genus G inside. Teresa looked again and again, deeply moved by the passion and true love of G. She wondered what kind of feelings could make a person feel so heartbroken.
Teresa came out of a failed marriage. She focused her life on her work and her son. In the eyes of others, she is definitely a successful single mother. She works as a columnist for Chicago Tribune . The Message in a Bottle she picked up was published in the newspaper by accident and received enthusiastic responses. So she was assigned to look for the emotionally passionate master and understand the reason for his pain. She actively and carefully searched for all clues, from the bottle, letter paper, typewriter and other clues, finally let her find the source of the letter. She packed her bags and came to a small town near the sea in North Carolina , with an awkward and complicated mood, not for work achievement, but for taking another risk for her feelings.
As she wished, Teresa met Gary (Kevin Costner), a sailing builder. Gary is handsome and affectionate, and he and the painter's wife Catherine are like a fairy couple, and they have a deep affection . But since Catherine's death due to illness, Gary has been unable to get out of the shadow of sorrow. He kept Catherine's paintbrushes and canvases in their original positions intact, just to reminisce about her every day and review the feeling of loving her. When Teresa broke into Gary’s life, it really gave Gary a new feeling. Teresa was moved by Catherine’s complete love for Gary, but she regretted that she could not get the same love from Gary. And sad.
