A psychologist (Marsha Mason) works with a traumatized boy (Kiefer Sutherland) with elective mutism - the patient chooses not to talk because of his trauma. Eventually the boy starts to open up to reveal his sordid story.
少年尼克·索尔特拜访了离家多年的父亲道格，并见到了父亲的新朋友加里·麦克莱恩。但是令人意外的是，道格似乎更喜欢和加里在一起，而不是和其他的女人……
尼克必须学会如何面对父亲的同性恋倾向……
