It's 2001, Paul is a 28 year old New Zealander who has led a life behind his keyboard. Anonymity is his friend and he keeps his insecurities and his past well hidden. When he meets an older Canadian woman in a chat room, he enters a relationship that will uncover his past and send him on a journey of personal discovery and unleash the demons of his mental illness.Now his life has become a roller coaster of depression and mania. Family secrets unfold to threaten his sanity and push him into the clutches of the "black dog." Will he find answers to escape mental illness or is it hopeless?