Thirty, Clare reflects on her birthday, is a milestone in her life. Despite being a successful lawyer with a comfortable lifestyle in Melbourne, she feels that she's in a rut, particularly in her relationship with Robert. She wonders whether she wants to remain in it forever. And then a surprising letter amongst her birthday cards prompts Clare to take a holiday to meet the person who penned it, and a man and a dog with the power to change her life. With the security she has earned, dare she choose this alternative future?