Summary
In the quiet suburban landscape of 1925, the Chase household becomes the epicenter of an accidental social experiment. The arrival of an abandoned infant on the doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Chase initially triggers a surge of sentimental paternalism, a domestic fantasy where the couple envisions themselves as the sudden saviors of a lost soul. However, this romanticized vision of parenthood is swiftly dismantled by the biological reality of an infant's lungs. As the night deepens, the child’s relentless wailing transforms the home from a sanctuary into a psychological pressure cooker. Charley Chase, portraying a man whose domestic competence is as fragile as his social standing, is forced into a desperate nocturnal odyssey. His mission: to find a doctor in a town that seems to have swallowed its medical professionals whole. The film shifts from a cozy domestic comedy into a frantic, sleep-deprived quest through the shadows, where every encounter is a hurdle and every minute of silence is a hard-won victory. It is a story not about the joys of children, but about the sheer, unadulterated panic of two people who realize they are entirely unprepared for the reality they invited in.
A baby is left on Mr. and Mrs. Chase's doorstep. They are both happy about this - until hours later when the baby wont' stop crying. Charley goes out into the night to try and find the local doctor, with mixed results.
