Placed for adoption sixteen years ago, she's desperate to get to know the mother she's never met. Mika Suzuki just wants to hide. Jobless, single and living in a chaotic flat share, she can't bear her daughter knowing her life is a mess. So, when Penny gets in touch, Mika tells a few white lies, pretending to have it all - a career, partner and money. Keeping up the pretence over the phone is one thing. But when Penny and her widowed adoptive father Thomas spring a visit on Mika, things get complicated. By coming clean about the secrets in her past, will Mika finally get the life she dreamed of?