Pour ne pas se retrouver à l'assistance publique, Martin, douze ans, cache la mort de sa mère. Ses copains découvrent son secret et vont l'aider à le porter.

Young Martin has been acting strange. At his school, his teacher and classmates notice that he is less talkative and more withdrawn. When those around him begin to prod, they discover that Martin’s single mother has died. Fearful that he will be sent away from home now that he has no parents, Martin looks to his friends for help. With Jerome leading the charge to save Martin from the orphanage, the first thing they decide to do is dispose of the mother’s body.

Martin ha dieci anni, un bel gruppo di amici per la pelle e una mamma morta in casa. Già orfano di padre, finirebbe in collegio se la cosa si venisse a sapere. Compagni e compagne decidono di aiutarlo: si tratta di far credere ancora viva la donna organizzandone nel frattempo una sepoltura clandestina.