Leanne, a dour eighteen-year-old, moves into the Philadelphia home of Dorothy and Sean Turner as a nanny for "baby Jericho"-a reborn doll. Following the apparent crib death of the real Jericho at thirteen weeks old, Dorothy suffered a psychotic break and catatonia, and an unlicensed therapist suggested the doll as a coping method. A deluded Dorothy, who acts as though the doll is real, enthusiastically welcomes Leanne into their home as she returns to her own job. Sean, alone in his grief, is uncomfortable around the devoutly religious Leanne, who also acts as though the doll is real. After Leanne puts the baby down for a "nap", Sean discovers the reborn doll has been replaced by a living baby in the crib.