Mary Bloom (Elisabeth Shue) is a woman haunted by her tragic past. Under the misguided belief that her husband had betrayed her, she has an affair with a handsome, young handyman (Justin Chambers) and becomes pregnant with his child. After her husband is killed in a car crash, Mary descends into despair and grows to hate the boy she bears, Leo Bloom (Davis Sweatt). Eleven years later, Leo, a quiet, withdrawn child finds solace in his books and his correspondence with a convict, Stephen (Joseph Fiennes) who he begins writing to for a class assignment. Meanwhile, Mary re-marries a violent man who in turn drives Leo to murder as he tries to protect his mother. Leo is sent to jail by his own mother's testimony. Having served his sentence, Stephen gets out of jail and begins to try to put his life back together. He yearns to atone for his crime and relies on his communication with young Leo to exorcise his demons. Soon Stephen embarks on a journey to meet the boy whose words were his ultimate lifeline.
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