The mother of a teenager with Down's syndrome living in 1970s Los Angeles is unable to cope, and abandons her son. The boy is found by a gay couple, who take him in and raise him as their own. However, they face a battle against bigoted authorities to be allowed to legally adopt the child. Fact-based drama, starring Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt.

In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight the legal system to adopt the child.