A young boy, Simon, works for his mother in her mannequin repair shop. His mother is a demanding perfectionist with her shop and various love interests, including her ex-husband Frank, Simon's father.

There is a blizzard just after his eleventh birthday, so Simon is sent home early from school. Rather than playing with his classmates, he heads to his mother's shop. When he arrives, he sees his mother being coerced into a sexual relationship by a strange man. Simon drops the mannequin arm, alerting the adults to his presence, and the man quickly leaves. Simon and his mother get into a screaming fight, and Simon realizes his anger only fuels his mother. His mother gives him the rest of the day off, but Simon stays at work.

Many years later, Simon visits his mother at a retirement home with his daughter Rebecca. His mother worries about his ex-wife and asks Simon and Rebecca how she is. Rebecca plays by the pond outside but slips and plunges one of her feet into the water. Simon's mother lost one of her legs to cancer, so she gives Rebecca the shoe of her prosthetic leg. They all go to the botanical gardens together.

A short while later, Simon receives the news that his mother has died, and he goes for a walk to process his overwhelming emotions.