A deaf 10-year-old boy, Wesley, lives on a small farm in North Dakota and commutes to a school for the deaf. He is bullied at the school, and at home, he has a good relationship with his mother, though not his father. One day he comes across an injured man who he helps recover, and they become friends. The man teaches the boy how to stand up to the school bully and his father. A United States Marshals Service comes looking for the man, and Wesley struggles with being loyal to his new friend.<ref name="sunvalley" />