The Ashfords force their birth daughter Stella into a harsh “elite education”, charging her for every household necessity. Juice costs 50 cents and a shower is $1. On her birthday, Stella saves $1 by selling bottles for a cake, but her mother denies her wish. She accidentally sees her father transfer $10,000 allowance to adopted daughter Evelyn. The unfair payment rules are only imposed on Stella. Heartbroken, ten-year-old Stella leaves home alone and climbs into a trafficker’s vehicle, dreaming of a place where meals and rest come free. She does not know she is heading to a dark underground clinic.
