Hectic days and late nights. Daphne is caught in the daily rush of her restaurant job, and a nightlife kaleidoscope of new faces. She is witty, funny, the life of the party. A quick acerbic humor is her distinctive feature, but deep down Daphne is not happy. Busy fending off her mother's attempts to get closer to her, she is stuck in a rut. Then when she saves the life of Benny, a shop keeper stabbed in a failed robbery, the impenetrable armor she wears to protect herself begins to crack.