During the second World War, a fortune teller in Northern Italy discovers a headless body by the road. He investigates the murder to see if any details will also magically reveal the winning numbers of the lottery.

A woman picks up a hitchhiker that was sent to murder her.

A young girl lives with her family in Northern Ireland and often spends time exploring the city and listening to her father's stories. When one of the mother's clients falls for a fortune teller's tricks, the family must decide whether or not they will help her.

A shopkeeper sells lottery tickets that grant the wishes of its winners, no matter how wild their desire, but one ticket winner makes him question his assumptions about human happiness.