When Los Angeles begins to shake and rattle, it becomes strangely linked with the small outport of George's Cove in Newfoundland. Maud Tilley - old enough to ignore birthdays - persuades her friends to join her on an erratic path from George's Cove to post-earthquake LA. She heads towards the domain of pale, card-playing Timmy Sullivan who waits for guests in his Hollywood landmark. In this magical motel all rooms await their chosen guests as time slows, stretches and delivers the ultimate check-in.