In early America, a white father discovers a community of refugee Native Americans has taken up residence in his old home; rather than asking them to leave, he invites them to stay and break bread with him and his son.

An elderly man in a synagogue tells the story of his son who had an evil laugh, and for whom he has been searching for more than twenty years.

Forced to move to a new house, a family struggles to make the best of their situation, but then an accusation of theft turns father against son. In the aftermath, the father hopes it is not too late to salvage his relationship with the son.