It is 1920 in New York and Robert Stewart is all alone having lost his family in the flu pandemic that has finally died down after killing millions all over the world. He finds a young boy names Kieran in ragged clothes outside on a cold November night and takes him home. Over the next several days, he finds his heart begin to come alive again as this wonderful boy breaks down the walls that Robert had built around himself. Not only that, but he brings more happiness to Robert’s life when the boy talks him into visiting two injured immigrant boys on Ellis Island. Robert is so taken with the boys, Connor and Brendan, that he invites them to his home to spend Christmas with him and Kieran. Robert’s final wall collapses when Kieran reveals a secret to them all.