Malka, a nine-year-old Jewish girl, is sitting on the steps of a neighborhood church when she meets David, a borderline-teen Black boy. They bond over the gospel music, and when David shares that his deceased mother was religious, Malka latches onto the idea of showing him a real Sabbath dinner. David also shares that he's dead, but Malka touches his arm and, feeling flesh, doesn't believe him. The girl goes home to pitch the idea to her father, Abe, who cut ties with the Jewish faith years ago. For his daughter, though, he agrees, and they embark on a search for wine during the Prohibition. David suggests that they buy alcohol from his father, a bootlegger, but Abe initially rejects this idea since he prefers to acquire the alcohol legally. Eventually, Abe gives in and goes to meet David's father, Sam. Abe invites Sam to the dinner as well. That Friday, Abe arrives with the wine, and as they drink, they talk about their children, who are revealed to have been murdered (David in a lynching, Malka in an Anti-Semitist riot in Ukraine). Both can still see their children, however, and although Sam has told David about his death, Abe has not told Malka. All the while, the ghost children chat on the fire escape.