Jose, a man from Karela, India has send for his daughter Minu and his wife Rani to come to Chicago. When they arrive, Jose is shocked by the kidnapping of his daughter. The author of this act is Roy (Rani's Brother). He is associated with Ivan, the head of an illegal organization. Ivan is asking for $500,000 of ransom in exchange for Minu's (daughter) life. Minu manages to escape from her captors. Finding herself lost in an unknown place. She finds help when she runs into a woman named Lola. Lola is a Mexican illegal woman who sells tamales on the street of her neighborhood of La Villita.