 In highschool, Sean wrote a teleplay for a hit TV series that was bought and played on a major network. Haied as a talented and ambitious young writer, he quickly rose to the status of local celebrity. All his family and friends predicted he d go on to do great things. Now, five years later, Sean s friends have moved on to university and he s still living at home with his parents. Wandering the streets of Toronto, alone on Christmas Eve, he meets Alice, a young drifter running from an abusive boyfriend. They re drawn together despite their different backgrounds and, over the course of a night, learn to draw from each other s special strengths. Together, they work to conquor the hurt and fear that s been holding them back from moving on with their lives.