anna is a midwife who is on duty when a 14 year old girl (tatiana) is admited to the hospital. she dies while giving birth. anna names the little girl christine because it sounds like christmas . due to her recent miscarriage she is spurred to find the family of the orphan infant so that she will not have to grow up in the foster system. out of tatiana's purse she takes the girl's diary and a buisness card for a resturant called the trans-siberian . to be continued...