In 1990, ten-year-old Jane Claremont is infauted with her imaginary friend Michael, to the disappointment of her mother Vivienne, who thought that her daughter is not normal and even sends her to therapy because of her relationship with Michael . Michael knows that he has to go when Jane turns ten years old. Every birthday Vivienne takes Jane to Tiffany & Co in New York City to buy her a gift, while Vivienne is looking for the perfect gift, Michael talks to Jane and explains what happens when she grows up since she is not a little girl anymore. After explaining the situation to her he then has to leave at precisely 5:15 pm, which is the exact moment of her birth. Jane doesn't understand and begs him to stay, but he departs, and Jane is devastated.