Fast moving action packed adventure of young Jimmy Maldoon who has been passed from institution to institution and one foster home after another from birth; until landing in the home and heart of elderly Mama Capra. Things start looking up especially after a deputy sheriff befriends him through the 'Big Brother' program. Then his life is turned upside down by his foster mother's health and his 'Big Brother's fear of commitment. Jimmy finds himself in yet another foster home ran by a wealthy mysterious newcomer to the community, and then in danger with no one he can trust to turn to.