David, nine, thinks that obeying the rules and never watching the sun rise will bring his mother back. Primrose, thirteen, wants to earn enough at the flea market to create the cozy home her kooky fortunetelling mother can't provide. Both are missing their fathers. After a chance meeting, David and Primrose are soon spending late nights picking through the trash and going to the all-night Dunkin' Donuts. It's an unlikely friendship, but they prefer each other to a meddling grandmother and a needy mother.