The quiet life of a couple is upset when she finds out she's expecting a baby with Down syndrome. While Giulia wants at all costs to that child, Christian, who must deal with the trauma of the past, would like to abortisse. The decision to Giulia to carry out the pregnancy will start with a series of internal dramas: Christian gets away and leads a life without rules. Nevertheless, the birth of Melissa will completely screw both of them, in spite of its "imperfections", the little girl will know how to enrich in an unexpected way, their lives, giving an awareness that otherwise could never reach.