At a railway station in Montreal passengers are stranded due to a snowstorm. One of the stranded, Pierre-Paul discovers a young school girl on the brink of suicide. While he searches for someone to intervene, Chili, the young girl, disappears, only to reappear of her own accord, after Pierre-Paul's fruitless search. This brief encounter leads to flashback revelations and interaction amongst the supporting characters also stranded in the storm.