When Lilly's eccentric mother Bren phones her, the poor connection makes the conversation almost all but impossible. The most Lilly can make from the call is that her mother is going away for the weekend, and needs her to take care of Bobby. With her mother's history of taking in needy people, Lilly sets off to Bren's home planning on picking up Bobby and driving him to a shelter. But when Lilly arrives and meets Bobby, she has no clue what to do with him. The adventure that unfolds before her will reach into her purse and cause her grief. But when she learns where her mother has gone, Lilly is beside herself and relents to the situation.