Striving to reassemble his life, alcoholic teacher Hamilton Cade accepts a job tutoring an "exceptional child," only to find that young Freddie is mentally-challenged (an outstanding performance by mentally-challenged actor Billy Schulman). A Black man who works for Freddie's father also becomes interested in teaching the boy, and becomes a second role model for him. A "Hall of Fame" production.—Molly Malloy <[email protected]>