Lizzie is seventeen, pregnant and on the run from a violent father, a defeated mother and an abusive boyfriend when she meets Sam, a trans-gendered sex-trade worker, who offers her refuge. Emotions collide as their feelings for each other grow and they struggle with their conceptions of their own sexuality including Sam's long struggle to live as a straight female. When crisis strikes, Lizzie must find it within herself to save Sam before it's too late.