Overview

This confrontation of wits between an alert child and a mentally unsettled man occurs when eight year old Jessie Corington, sick and home alone from school, receives an unexpected visit from Hank Everett, a former friend of the family who used to look like Bobby Darin. Hank's eccentric behavior challenges Jessie's cherished belief in adult maturity. Gradually she welcomes her newfound playmate and becomes entranced as he enlists her aid in a telephone search for his estranged wife. Their friendship is almost shattered when the violence beneath Hank's innocence surfaces against his will.