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Monica and Tess are
party coordinators for Harrison Trowbridge Archibald IV, a stuffy doctor whose
wife, Barbara, and mother, Amelia, are planning a prestigious social event to
commemorate a new hospital expansion named after their family. They are in
the midst of preparation when Manny arrives at their doorstep, claiming to be a
child the Archibalds sponsor through Child Watch, a charitable organization.
Unable to have children of her own, Barbara welcomes him with open arms although
her husband remains suspicious. Just as Harrison starts to bond with
"Manny," Monica learns the boy is not from Child Watch but is really
Luis, a homeless child who lives under the hospital. The angel reveals
herself and urges him to tell the Archibalds the truth. When he does,
Harrison becomes irate and wants to throw Luis out of the house, but Barbara and
Amelia convince the doctor to wait until after the party. Tess, in turn,
prods Amelia to tell her son the truth about his heritage: not only are
the Bowthorpes of Charleston really the Klumps of Bowthorpe, but Harrison's real
father was an Argentinean gardener who was kind to Amelia when she and her
husband were experiencing marital difficulties. After the doctor announces
that the hospital expansion will be simply called The Children's Pavilion, he
encounters Monica who delivers the message that God loves him for who he is, not
for his name. She then takes the doctor to Luis' hiding place in the
hospital basement. Taking the child back home, Harrison and his wife
decide to adopt him and become a family.
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