Decades after World War II, a grievously wounded veteran-turned-recluse struggles with readjustment. He has managed to alleviate the psychological pain of disfigurement through a diversion: collecting luxury watches. Then, an improbable friendship with two neighbor children begins to lighten his darkness. When The Collector develops an infatuation with the children's mother, she helps him to confront the truth of how hecame by his watches. Meanwhile, two ne'er-do-well but still dangerous mobsters plot to steal The Collector's valuables, an action that will threaten the lives of The Collector, the children, and fellow veterans who have volunteered to help prepare a defense ...
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