After his mother’s sudden death, a young boy disappears into the deep woods of upstate New York and takes up with an unpredictable and mysterious drifter.

Paul因犯持械抢劫罪而入狱，刚刚从监狱里释放出来的他被安排与兽医Murph一起工作，为当地的公园系统服务。Murph曾遭受过丧子之痛，作为一名父亲曾对儿子犯下许多过错。这两个年龄和生活背景大相径庭的男人凑到一起，通过彼此深入的接触逐渐走入对方内心，感情已犹如父子。。。 As the seasons change in a Connecticut town, two men of different age and backgrounds who work together outdoors for the local park system, share thoughts and feelings that gradually deepen into a relationship approaching father and son. Paul is just out of prison for armed robbery, assigned to work with Murph, a middle-aged vet whose grown son Bobby is dying. Paul is trying to control his temper and build a spiritual side based on reading. Murph is a down-to-earth Sancho Panza to Paul's more ethereal ideas. And Murphy seems to need forgiveness for mistakes as a dad. As Murphy's retirement approaches and winter sets in, the men talk and love blossoms.