When her best friend's father is falsely accused of stealing the town's prized jingle bells, a young amateur sleuth and her friends must find the real thief before Christmas.

The Life of Paula examines a day in the life of a working-class immigrant Latina with a taste for the finer things in life. After getting fired from her job, Paula goes from one awkward interaction into the other in a failed attempt to connect with the people in her life.