A young Chicago playwright, Richard Collier, on the opening night of his first play meets an old woman who begs him to 'come back' to her. Mystified, he tries to find out about her and learns that she is the famous stage actress from the early 1900s, Elise McKenna. Becoming obsessed, he tries to use self-hypnosis to travel back in time to meet her. If this kind of stuff floats your boat you will find 'Somewhere in Time' a haunting watch.