Tara, a divorced mother of two, encounters a person throwing a garbage bag out of a car window during her commute home from work on a cold evening in Pittsburgh. She pulls over and discovers a scared and hungry cat inside the bag. After taking the cat home, she decides to adopt it and names it Lucky. She notice this strange behavior of the cat.
The next morning, she takes Lucky to the vet, who confirms that the cat is malnourished and dehydrated but otherwise healthy. Tara becomes determined to find the person who threw Lucky from the car and seeks justice for the cat. She retraces her steps from that night and finds a security camera that captured the incident. With the footage, she reports the incident to the local authorities, who promise to investigate further.
The investigation takes several months, but eventually, the police identify and locate the driver responsible for the cruel act.
Tara, the rescuer of a cat named Lucky from a garbage bag, receives a call from Detective Miller of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. He informs her that they have identified the person responsible for abandoning Lucky and issued an arrest warrant. Tara testifies in the subsequent trial, recounting the night she rescued Lucky and the evidence against the driver, which includes surveillance footage, eyewitness testimony, and Lucky’s condition. The jury finds the driver guilty of animal cruelty, and he faces severe penalties. Tara feels a sense of closure as justice is served and focuses on helping Lucky recover from his traumatic experience. Over time, Lucky’s once matted and dirty fur transforms into soft and shiny fur, and he becomes a happy and healthy cat.