 In the gray, wet weather of the Scottish highlands near Inverness, Coll works at a roadside stall selling tea and biscuits. She dreams of seeing New York and the world, a dream her boss derides. A daily customer is Old Tom, who s across the way digging a grave next to that of his wife, Annie. One day, Coll finds something Tom s lost, and he tells her about Annie s life as a dancer. "You take your chance or it s gone," he observes. What will Coll do with this wisdom?