An elderly man notices his grandson loves to sing and dance to musicals, which he tries not to mind because he wants to give him the unconditional love that his own grandfather never did and that the boy’s absentee parents failed to provide. His grandson, Teddy, also has a tough time with bullies at school, so he decides to take him to New York City for a true musical experience. But when they get to the show, a man tells them they have to go up Broadway to get the tickets, so the two walk to the other center. Along the way, the “Everly strips” in their shoes provide them with a constant barrage of holograms and ads for the passing stores. When they get to the center, the grandfather’s feet begin to bleed from the exertion, but he decides to push through when he sees his grandson’s sad face. With only ten minutes to showtime, a “Citizen Helper” stops them on the street and demands for the grandfather to put on his shoes so that he can watch the ads. The grandfather protests and the Citizen Helper begins to write him up, which he knows means that they will miss the show. In desperation, he throws the Helper’s pad away and they run to make the show just in time. After they return home, the grandfather notices the grandson becomes more confidence and happy, emboldened by the musical. The grandfather gets served a ticket and fine for removing his shoes and missing the ads. He has to rid of the ticket by going back down to the city, watching the ads with the Citizen Helper and retracing his steps.
He hates the whole system, but he feels comforted by the idea that he can save money from not paying the fine, and buy dance lessons for Teddy.