In 1955, a young boy brings a small infant to the door of an unsuspecting family. Forty years later, L.J. Tillman, a professional jazz musician, makes his way to New York City after a startling revelation wrecks his life in Kansas. Wandering the city streets, Tillman wants to get his thoughts in order before he can face his wife, Olivia, again. And now he must choose between wallowing in his own misery or reclaiming his life.