Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes

Bitter, introspective 17-year-old Emanuel is a troubled girl whose mother died giving birth to her, and she feels guilty for this. She lives with her father Dennis and estranged stepmother Janice in a house in the suburbs. Emanuel has not gone to college and works in a drugstore with her colleague Arthur. She uses to flirt with teenage Claude on the train she uses to go to her job. When her next-door neighbor Linda asks her to be the babysitter of her newborn Chloe, Emanuel accepts, but doesn't see Chloe right away because she is sleeping. Emanuel and Linda feel connected to each other and Emanuel visits Linda in her leisure time to help her with Chloe. When Emanuel finally sees Chloe, she realizes that her new friend is living a great illusion but she keeps her secret. When Linda dates Arthur, the touching truth about her is disclosed.