After meeting as children in an ESL class in Brooklyn, Vaclav and Lena become inseparable friends. Suddenly, Lena disappears, and seven years pass before Vaclav learns where she has gone and whether she still remembers him.
Bonded by their shared status as children of Russian ?migr?s in spite of disparate family experiences, Vaclav and Lena team up as aspiring magicians when Lena's abusive domestic situation prompts her rescue by Vaclav's mother.
