In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
On Christmas morning two pups and the household's children are up early. The pups are frightened by a large stuffed dog, a train set, a crying doll, a toy tank, and other toys.
A woman walks by a familiar alleyway, reminding her of a past that she regrets. As she walks away she suddenly is frozen in her tracks. Something part of the woman yearns for that ugly past.
Donovan finds himself face-to-face with Paddy in a mysterious elevator that perpetually descends. With nothing else to do but talk, the two clash as Donovan searches for answers and Paddy refuses to give them.