For Sara, sixteen and pregnant, it feels as if her life is over. Her once-devoted boyfriend seems to have disappeared, and her only option left is to have her baby adopted. She chooses George and Eva, an older couple desperate for a child. And, despite her mothers concerns, she opts for an open adoption, the chance to have a continued involvement in her childs life. But after the birth it is clear that Sara has a bond with her daughter that Eva cannot seem to duplicate. And when Sara cannot let go, Eva and George make a drastic decision with far-reaching consequences for all of them.