En juleaften for lang tid siden, kravlede en baby ned i julemandens gavesæk. Buddy bliver opdraget som en nisse og forsøger at finde sin rette plads i verden i New York City.
A girl and her father living deep in the woods, rescue a wounded young woman that washes up on the bank of the local river. Their lives are forever changed by the mysterious stranger, and the ruthless drug lord who will stop at nothing to kill her once and for all.