Garden City, Long Island, New York. The Great Depression has changed this close-knit, God-fearing, caring town forever. Not only has small businesses been abandoned but dark secrets have been revealed. Betty, known as the town's low-life hooker only wants to be loved by the one man she feels that will never love her back. Bobby, a dedicated police man that Betty has known since grade school. When Betty finds an abandon baby girl in a dark alley, her life and the lives of the townspeople are forever changed. Tommy, the most successful and richest man in town is cut down to size when one tragic night leaves him without legs, but for Tommy losing his legs was only the beginning of a miracle. For a little boy named Jack, the penny he gives to someone out of love will leave you breathless.