Sara's having a very bad day; the restaurant where she works part-time shuts down, and her beloved old dog dies the same day. A strange hobo, Akio, hears her weeping from her apartment, and does his best to cheer Sara up; in thanks, she cooks him dinner. Akio proposes to Sara they set up a catering business together - all well and good, but how will it work? And what of Sara's estranged parents - her celebrity mother, and her absent father, who seems to be appearing to her as a helpful ghost...?