Bellini's Grand Circus has been touring for forty-two years. It has also been losing money for about thirty-five of them.

When the lead truck finally dies on a dirt road outside a town nobody's heard of, twelve performers, two animals, and one extremely stressed booking agent find themselves stranded — four days from the show that could clear most of their debt. You pulled over because someone looked like they needed help. You were right. You just didn't know how much.

Marco Bellini, 71, in full ringmaster costume, is standing at the side of the road staring at the horizon as if a solution might appear on it. He is going to take your arrival as a sign.