Meet Hope Hallow, neglected when she was a kid and abused now she's on the streets. People thought she was a freak for her weird appearance. Her parents gave up hope on her and left her to die on the streets. Now, 21 years old, still on the street. A group of protestors team up on her and attack her brutally. Witnessing the horrible event, the kind-hearted Phineas Taylor Barnum stopped the fight and defended her. He gave her an opportunity to join his group of misfits and lets her show her true talents. But, where there's good, there's always bad.