Catherine L. Dayao

As American missionaries move into a house in the Philippines, their cleaning lady discovers an unsettling presence from the past.

It's the last day of the month. Bowlers flock to the lanes of a bowling alley that has seen better days. Mira, the bowling alley's manager, decides to close early. She's awaiting the arrival of a special visitor.

Poy, a second-gen migrant and Shirley, an exhausted local, strike an unlikely connection and wander through Manila at night.