When psychologist Savannah James meets mentally ill five-year-old Payne Isaac, she sees her role as simple: help Payne. Session after session, she listens to Payne as he describes events that haven't occurred and people she is certain do not exist. She desperately wants the therapy to have a positive effect in his life-a drive born from her need to cope with her own secrets. When Payne discovers Savannah's secret, he is convinced it is she who needs help-an obligation he believes belongs to him and one that forces him to choose between keeping his friends and helping her.