After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.

Heidi自小与母亲在内华达州生活，七岁之前从来没有和父亲谈过话。现在，已经是一个年轻女人的她备受回忆的困扰，希望返回到澳大利亚寻求救赎。在她旅行的路上，Heidi为了赚取路费拉起了小提琴，机缘巧合下她忧郁的小提琴声深深打动了采集人Michael，而且他还答应载Heidi一程。双方最初都很内敛，但一个意想不到的情窦正在默默萌芽。