Amerika\u2019n\u0131n Seattle kentinde, 1933 May\u0131s ay\u0131nda, \u015fa\u015f\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 derecede kar ya\u011far. 3 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki o\u011flu ile mutlu bir hayat ya\u015fayan Vera\u2019n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc; i\u015fe giderken o\u011flundan ayr\u0131lmakt\u0131r. Her sabah yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi o\u011flunu doyas\u0131ya \u00f6perek i\u015fe gider. Ak\u015fam olup eve d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda; o\u011flunu ortada g\u00f6remez. O\u011flunun en sevdi\u011fi oyunca\u011f\u0131 olan ay\u0131c\u0131k ise, karlar\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcndedir. Vera o an hayat\u0131n\u0131n durdu\u011funu hisseder.<\/p>\n
80 y\u0131l sonra 2013 y\u0131l\u0131nda, yine May\u0131s ay\u0131nda kar ya\u011far. Gazetecilik yapan Claire, bu do\u011fa olay\u0131n\u0131 haber yapmak ister. Tesad\u00fcfen, ge\u00e7mi\u015fte ya\u015fanan kay\u0131p olay\u0131n\u0131 duyar. \u00c7ocu\u011funu kaybetmenin ne demek oldu\u011funu o da \u00e7ok iyi biliyordur. Bu eski olay\u0131 ara\u015ft\u0131rma karar\u0131 al\u0131r. Bu ara\u015ft\u0131rma s\u0131ras\u0131nda Claire; ge\u00e7mi\u015fi ile y\u00fczle\u015fir. Vera\u2019n\u0131n kendisine benzedi\u011fini fark eder.<\/p>\n
Vera Ray 1920\u2019li y\u0131llarda arkada\u015f\u0131 ile ayn\u0131 evi payla\u015f\u0131r. Yoksullar\u0131n \u00e7o\u011funlukta ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 b\u00f6lgede otururlar. G\u00fcn\u00fcn birinde Vera ve arkada\u015f\u0131 bir oteldeki davete kat\u0131l\u0131rlar. Vera davette, otel sahibinin o\u011flu ile tan\u0131\u015f\u0131r. Vera fakir durumda oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in Charles\u2019tan ka\u00e7mak i\u00e7in davetten ayr\u0131l\u0131r. Charles onun pe\u015finden ko\u015far. Tahmin etti\u011fi gibi haval\u0131 zenginlerden de\u011fildir Charles. Vera\u2019n\u0131n maddi durumunun iyi olmamas\u0131 Charles i\u00e7in problem de\u011fildir. O Vera\u2019ya a\u015f\u0131k olmu\u015ftur. Vera ondan hamile kal\u0131r. Bunu Charles\u2019a hemen a\u00e7\u0131klayamaz. O da Vera\u2019ya bu s\u0131rada evlenmek istedi\u011fini s\u00f6yler. Ailesi ile Vera\u2019y\u0131 tan\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131r. Charles\u2019\u0131n ailesi; yoksul oldu\u011fundan dolay\u0131 Vera\u2019y\u0131 pek istemezler. Charles\u2019\u0131n k\u0131z karde\u015fi Vera\u2019ya ufak bir konu\u015fma yapar. Evlenirlerse, babas\u0131 miras\u0131ndan Charles\u2019\u0131 mahrum edece\u011fini s\u00f6yler. Bunu \u00f6\u011frenen Vera, Charles\u2019tan ayr\u0131l\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Vera\u2019n\u0131n ev arkada\u015f\u0131 Caroline evlenmi\u015ftir. Bir s\u00fcre sonra kocas\u0131 \u00f6l\u00fcr. Caroline\u2019in bir k\u0131z \u00e7ocu\u011fu vard\u0131r. \u0130smi Eva\u2019d\u0131r. Vera\u2019n\u0131n da o\u011flu olur. Vera bir otelde temizlik\u00e7i olarak \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131r. Bir g\u00fcn o\u011flunu yaln\u0131z b\u0131rak\u0131r ve i\u015fe gider. May\u0131s ay\u0131 olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen; hava a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 f\u0131rt\u0131nal\u0131 ve kar ya\u011f\u0131\u015fl\u0131d\u0131r. Vera i\u015ften d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde o\u011flunu evde g\u00f6remez. Onun ka\u00e7\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlar. Polise ba\u015fvurur. Polisler o\u011flunun evden ka\u00e7m\u0131\u015f olabilece\u011fini ve geri d\u00f6nece\u011fini s\u00f6yleyip, onu g\u00f6nderirler. Vera yoksul oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in; polisler yeterince onunla ilgilenmezler. Vera bu durumdan dolay\u0131 i\u015fe gidemez ve i\u015ften at\u0131l\u0131r. Vera, Charles\u2019tan yard\u0131m istemeyi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcr ve onun yan\u0131na gider. O\u011flunun ka\u00e7\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yler, ama onun da o\u011flu oldu\u011funu s\u00f6ylemez Charles\u2019a. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc Charles art\u0131k evlenmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n
Claire, 1933 y\u0131l\u0131ndaki bu do\u011fa olay\u0131 ve kay\u0131p \u00e7ocuk konusuyla ilgilenir. Kendisi de bebe\u011fini kaybeden bir annedir. Kaybolan \u00e7ocuk Daniel\u2019in hikayesini ara\u015ft\u0131rmaya ba\u015flar. \u00c7ocu\u011fun kayboldu\u011fu evin oldu\u011fu yere gider. Buras\u0131 art\u0131k bir kafe olmu\u015ftur. Tesad\u00fcf ki, bu kafeyi Claire\u2019nin arkada\u015f\u0131 Dominic i\u015fletiyordur. Kafeyi dola\u015fmaya \u00e7\u0131kar. Duvarda bir resim g\u00f6r\u00fcr. Resmi \u00e7izen Caroline\u2019in k\u0131z\u0131 Eva\u2019d\u0131r. Soy ismi tan\u0131d\u0131k gelir. Yak\u0131n zamanda Claire; hastaneden kendisine g\u00f6nderilen bir kargonun \u00fczerinde de ayn\u0131 soy ismi g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr. Yani Eva\u2019n\u0131n bir akrabas\u0131 olan tan\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131 vard\u0131r. O kad\u0131n vas\u0131tas\u0131yla Eva\u2019ya ula\u015f\u0131r. Eva ona kaybolan \u00e7ocuk Daniel hakk\u0131nda bildi\u011fi her \u015feyi anlat\u0131r. Vera\u2019n\u0131n da \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc s\u00f6yler. Vera\u2019n\u0131n olaylar\u0131yla ilgilenen avukat\u0131n k\u0131z\u0131n\u0131 bulur ve eski dosyalar\u0131 elde eder. Dosyay\u0131 inceler ve Vera\u2019y\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcrenin Charles\u2019\u0131n k\u0131z karde\u015fi oldu\u011funu anlar. Ayn\u0131 zamanda Daniel\u2019\u0131 ka\u00e7\u0131ran da halas\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Kaybolan \u00e7ocuk ise Claire\u2019nin e\u015finin b\u00fcy\u00fck babas\u0131d\u0131r. B\u00fcy\u00fck babay\u0131 kafeye g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcrler. Orada annesinin kendisine b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 mektubu bulur. G\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131na bo\u011fulur. Kafeyi devir al\u0131r ve y\u0131k\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 engeller.<\/p>\n