Clemente, a local pawnbroker leading a fairly quiet life, becomes Sofia's hope for escaping her loneliness. Sofia is single and lives next door to Clemente. She is a devout follower of the Lord of Miracles, a very popular religious festival in Peru in October. One day, Clemente discovers a newborn on his doorstep. While Clemente sets out to find the child's mother, a prostitute, Sofia begins to care for the baby in Clemente's home. It is then that Clemente discovers an emotional attachment to others that he had never felt before.