Millie Bird, seven years old and ever hopeful, is left by her mother in the underwear department of a local store. Agatha Pantha is eighty-two, and has not spoken to another human being since she was widowed seven years ago. Karl is eighty-seven when his son leaves him at the nursing home, but in a moment of clarity and joy, he escapes. Millie, Agatha and Karl are about to break the rules and discover what living is all about.