Mysterious Encounters of a 40S Phone Operator

The year is 1944, and Violet Verne is approaching her 44th birthday with little enthusiasm.
Her days are spent toiling as a telephone operator in the small town of Homestead Hills. Her nights are spent listening to Bing Crosby while staring up to the heavens with only her canine companion, Wells, at her side.
But the night before her birthday, everything changes...

While wishing upon a falling star, ...