Eddie Miles is a Chicago cabdriver who spends most of his waking hours behind the wheel of his night-shift taxi. His only friends are a small circle of fellow cabbies. He lost his wife to divorce years ago. She then moved west out to Southern California, taking their nine year old daughter, Laura, along for the ride. When Laura shows up unexpectedly one winter day, Eddie thinks it's the answer to his prayers. She's no longer a little girl. She's 18...