Valentine #22 April 1961

In a quiet moment at the office, secretary Sue Wright overhears a phone call between two friends, Ernest 'Ernie' Lodge and Mr. Charkes, as they plot to help one another win over a girl in the office. When her boss interrupts, she’s forced to hang up mid-conversation, leaving her to guess who the mystery girl might be—only to realize, after following Sandra Marsh after work, that the whole plan was about her all along.

In "I'll Never Smile Again," Jane, a camera shop employee who secretly shoots weddings, finds love with Michael, the man who comes in to buy a camera for his mother. When Michael suddenly cancels their wedding, leaving Jane heartbroken, her friend Ann encourages her to return to the craft she thought she’d leave behind—leading her to a new encounter at a wedding where she meets someone unexpected.

Agnes watches Paul from across the room, heart racing, but her shyness keeps her from dancing—especially when Gloria Masters is around. Joy, determined to help, pushes her to join the night’s festivities, but Agnes hesitates, too afraid to try. When she backs out at the last moment, Joy has a different idea: bring the dance to her instead. Paul and their friends, moved by Joy’s plan, show up at Agnes’ door with music and laughter, turning her quiet evening into something unexpected.

Tim’s been breaking up with Barbara Harwell after each engagement, only to reconcile every time—but now, after three cycles of love and separation, he’s ready to try again. When Barbara is offered a job in Rome to oversee Italian translations, the question isn’t just whether they’ll reunite, but whether distance can finally change what’s always been a pattern.

Tina finds herself torn between two very different men—Raymond, who’s wealthy and polished, and Jim, who’s kind but struggling. When Jim suddenly wins a large sum of money and treats her to the same luxuries Raymond offers, she’s forced to confront what truly matters in her feelings for them.