Quiet pawnbroker Clemente is Sofias hope to avoid a future of loneliness. As his neighbor and a single woman, Sofia spends her days as an Octobers Lord of the Miracles worshipper. One day, Clemente is left with a newborn baby who appears to be the result of a relationship with a prostitute. While Clemente searches for the babys mother, Sofia enjoys taking care of the baby and getting to know her maternal instincts. With the arrival of this duo into his life, Clemente ponders these emotional entanglements that he has never before experienced.