An undocumented immigrant returns home after facing the indignities of the American Dream working as a washer of the dead, only to be met with a tragedy. A child struggles to come to terms with the fate of their beloved one eyed chicken Otuanya-treated as a family pet but destined for the cooking pot . A family lives in fear of the dreaded shadow fever that haunts their town, keeping them trapped indoors after sunset or risk falling to an eternal sleep.