Having married the talented artist Ed MacDonald, the young lawyer Lily began a new life ... And it seems that nothing can overshadow their happy marriage.A pretty Italian girl Carla lives next door to the married couple, behind whom Lily looks after while her mother disappears at work. Carla is only nine, but she already knows well what it means to keep other people's secrets ...And then life will separate them for a long time - it will be twelve years before Lily and Carla meet again and understand: they both have something to hide and , it is worth revealing at least one of the secrets of their past, the consequences will be unpredictable ...