1910: Ursula is born but dies. Again 1910, the same night, Ursula is born and thrives as a child until she visits the beach and succumbs to the sea. Again 1910, Ursula is born, does she remember?

A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.