Oscar, a young boy, commits a noble murder and is forced to run away from his rural hometown, leaving behind his best friend, Loux. He escapes to the nearest city, where he is inducted into a gang of child street thieves. Fifteen years later, he has forgotten his past and becomes the leader of this band of lost children. When Loux moves to the city in search of work, she takes it upon herself to find the boy who saved her life.