Abigail Hunter's affinity for emptiness| has led her to seek the companionship of drugs and lassitude. However| the struggling waitress's aimless drift is disrupted when a young runaway| Fallon| appears| claiming to be her daughter. Fallon's search for family and affection interrupts Abigail's free fall and the two decide to define family in their own terms. However| past demons| secrets| and spurious friends threaten the foundation Abigail and Fallon work so arduously to build