Emigrating alone from Hungary to the United States with her small daughter, Paula, Annabelle is unprepared to experi-ence the unforeseen events and challenges she will encounter. Alfredo engages with her on the crossing and decides to help her through a crisis she faces. He would like to be there for her, but he faces an unhappy pre-arranged marriage to Lucia. And Annabelle, who thought Franz, her child's father, would soon join her, realizes that her life has taken another turn. Now, at her wits end, Annabelle tries to discover how she will survive in her new country. She wonders if a future exists for her, after all. Alfredo wonders if he will even have a future.