ˌɔn ɐ hˈɑːt sˈʌmɚ nˈaɪt ɪn pjˈuːɔːkɪt, kənˈɛɾɪkət, lˈiːzə tˈɪlɚmən ɐbˈændənz hɜː fˈoːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən, θˈɜːtiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld dˈaɪsi, tˈɛnjˈɪɹˈoʊld dʒˈeɪmz, nˈaɪnjˈɪɹˈoʊld mˈeɪbiːəθ, ænd sˈɪksjˈɪɹˈoʊld sˈæmi, ɪn ɐ mˈɔːl pˈɑːɹkɪŋ lˈɑːt.
On a hot summer night in Pewauket, Connecticut, Liza Tillerman abandons her four children, thirteen-year-old Dicey, ten-year-old James, nine-year-old Maybeth, and six-year-old Sammy, in a mall parking lot.