Struggling however unapologetically dwelling on her personal phrases, Inez is transferring from shelter to shelter in the mid-1990s New York Metropolis. Along with her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to depart him once more, she kidnaps him to allow them to construct their life collectively. As the years go by, their household grows and Terry turns into a wise but quiet teenager, however the secret that has outlined their lives threatens to destroy the house they’ve so improbably constructed “A Thousand and One”.