In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play Cyrano de Bergerac, C. D. Bales is the witty, intelligent, and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose, declines to pursue the girl of his dreams, lovely Roxanne Kowalski. Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell becomes smitten with Roxanne, C.D. feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart. The large-nosed C.D. Bales is in love with the beautiful Roxanne; she falls for his personality but another man's looks.