A poignant story of loss, hope and determination. While flying his kite in Central Park, William, a mentally challenged UN worker, is attracted by Feride, a desperate Albanian refugee, who has escaped to New York from Kosova. They soon develop an awkward friendship. Although warned by his dominating guardian Aunt Lou, a live-in aide to a UN ambassador, not to wander off with strangers, William helps the homeless Feride to her hideout in an abandoned building only to find himself held captive in a ransom scheme. Because of William’s intense desire for independence provoked by encouragement from Feride, he tells his Aunt Lou that he wants Feride to live with them. As a consolation, Aunt Lou reluctantly agrees to meet with her. Feride explains how, although once a concert flutist with the Symphony of Yugoslavia, she was forced to flee Kosova after her parents disappeared, with the understanding that they would reunite in Central Park. When pressed, she tells tales of the gross human rights violations, an unimaginable betrayal and the atrocities of war she has endured. She further explains that the ransom scheme was conceived after a man she met in New York told her that he knows where her parents are and will tell her where only if she gives him one thousand dollars. Trusting Feride’s sincerity and wanting to appease William, a somewhat cynical Aunt Lou decides to help. All three meet several days later. Aunt Lou through her UN sources has discovered that Feride’s parents were executed as part of Molosevic’s ethnic cleansing. Further, she confides that her own husband has been missing in action for decades. Finally, Aunt Lou tells Feride that the ambassador has invited her to entertain with her flute at a party which could be the start of a renewed life. William explains that, although Feride can’t live with them, they can remain friends.