A Russian immigrant works out of the Brooklyn office of a witch doctor named Solomon. Hired as an English teacher, she embraces her small number of students and tailors a curriculum teaching them how to interact with children and navigate the supermarket. Downstairs, Solomon practices ritualistic witchcraft to cure his clients, primarily middle aged men with back pain. The English teacher finds surprising companionship in Solomon when they share their struggles as immigrants who feel excluded by the city they sacrificed everything to move to. Solomon promises her that money opens the doors of Manhattan, and she defends him to her husband, who questions Solomon's authenticity as a doctor. Ultimately, the position overwhelms her. Students view her as a spoiled, arrogant woman because of her green card status and working husband, making her long for the day she can quit. Solomon fires her for teaching her students in their homes, and she leaves the job behind her happily.