Determined to send Maddy to a better preschool, Alex desperately searches for a new place to live, a process complicated by her government benefits.
After a long night on the floor of a ferry terminal with Maddy, Alex finds shelter, but custody issues and an unhappy client push her to the edge.
Fleeing in the night with Maddy, Alex seeks help from social services and lands a job with Value Maids, only to find her problems are just beginning.
