Twelve-year-old Nino and her father have a Saturday morning ritual: they put on false personas and escape their middling lives by visiting luxurious open houses they could never afford. Nino's father is a Georgian immigrant who works as a home nurse and struggles to make ends meet, a step down from his position as a respected cardiologist back in Georgia. He and his wife are divorced, and Nino splits her time between his house and the house of her mother and stepfather. On this Saturday, Nino and her father pretend to be the wealthy relatives of a Saudi prince, and Nino names herself Scheherazade. They attend an open house, where they pretend to look seriously at the property, eat the snacks, and sign their fake names in the guest book. While her father is upstairs in the bedroom, Nino fills out the address field in the book with the only address that comes to mind: her father's. The next day, police officers come to her father's house and say that jewelry was stolen from the open house and they must take his fingerprints. Nino is shocked, but understands why her father might need the money: he needs to pay an immigration lawyer, and also Nino's child support bills. The father is worried, as his visa has expired, but tells Nino to run home to her mother. Nino goes home briefly, but then returns to the open house, where she hopes to negotiate with the owners. The owners, Jan and Richard, are also in a tough position. They explain that Richard's company went bankrupt, Jan works as a cashier under her son's ex-girlfriend, and their mortgage is underwater. Nino calls her father to pick her up. When her father arrives, he angrily asks why the couple would leave jewelry lying around during an open house, and asserts he didn't steal anything. To try to resolve tensions, Nino blurts out that she stole the jewelry. Jan then admits that the couple falsely claimed jewelry was stolen, as they are in desperate need of money. Nino's father threatens to report them, and in return, the couple offers to pay them for their silence. Nino and father leave the house, but Nino runs back one more time and accepts a $500 check from Jan. She walks back to her father, and knows that he will take the money with some convincing.