AtafashionabledinnerpartyinHongKonganavalofficeriscoaxedintorevealingdetailsofadreaminwhicheightpersonstakeofffromBangkokinaDakotaboundforTokyoandcrashintheJapanesemountains.AmongstthoselisteningisAirMarshalHardiewhoisduetoflytoTokyothenextday.HardieinitiallydismissesthedreambecauseheisscheduledtoflyoutinaLiberator,butasHardiearrivesattheairporthediscoversthattheLiberatorhasdevelopedmechanicalproblemsandhasbeenreplacedbyaDakota.When,justbeforetheflightisduetodepart,twosoldiersboardtheplanemakingacomplementofeight,HardiefearsthattheDreammaybecomingtrueandheisdestinedtodie.