On Christmas Eve, everyone is getting ready excitedly for the big day - everyone, that is, except Anthony (Eddie Izzard), a strange, enigmatic being who wakes up in the street, not knowing where he is or what he's there to do. Stumbling upon a young orphan, Goose (Larry Mills), Anthony reveals a remarkable ability: the power to find the lost. But is Anthony's ability real, or just an illusion? Who is he and why has he ended up in Manchester at Christmas, just as the snow begins to fall?