Esther consegue escapar de um centro psiquiátrico onde está confinada, e viaja para os Estados Unidos se passando por filha desaparecida de uma família rica. No entanto, uma reviravolta confrontará Esther.

Dr. Sharon Hayes (DeLoach) searches for a beloved family heirloom in a small Christmas town. When she unexpectedly discovers an adorable little girl and her disheartened father (Rady), she realizes that Christmas miracles really do happen.

A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

Regina Louise, an abandoned black child, is placed in a home where she demonstrates anger issues. Jeanne Kerr, a white counselor, empathizes with her and they form a bond which leads to a petition for adoption. The home's director, a black woman, informs her that she will fight the petition, believing that a black child could not be raised by a white woman; the judge agrees. Regina is sent to a private institution and Jeanne's attempts to communicate with her are hindered. When Regina comes of age the institution releases her, with no financial or other support; however, they turn over all of Jeanne's letters which had been withheld from her. Regina pursues an education and begins a search for the woman she always thought of as her mother.

Pauline acaba de herdar uma casa de sua tia e então decide morar lá com suas duas filhas, Beth e Vera. Mas, logo na primeira noite, o lugar é atacado por violentos invasores e Pauline faz de tudo para proteger as crianças. Dezesseis anos depois, as meninas, agora já crescidas, voltam para a casa e se deparam com coisas estranhas.

O boxeador Jim Braddock chega à glória do boxe durante a Grande Depressão, entrando em cena quando os americanos precisavam desesperadamente de um heroi.