After Scott and Kate Johansen lose their daughter's college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank, they decide to start an illegal casino in his house.

A young girl is kidnapped and spends the next seven years living a life full of torture and horror at the hands of her abductors, with the only person she can rely on being a boy who was also abducted. When they are abandoned, they have only each other to lean on as they brave the harsh San Diego streets.

A young woman with a history of drug abuse returns home after a 3-year prison sentence, to reconnect with her 5-year-old daughter while trying to adjust to the outside world once again.