Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments. The rumors are magnified by his tendency to collect negative charges and give shocks to anyone he touches. In his adventures he befriends an old man who is a shut-in and helps him rediscover the world.。即將改建的老房舍裡,住著兩兄弟和他們的父親。父親總是嚴厲、難以親近,而弟弟盡責地擔任哥哥的跟屁蟲,他知道無論發生什麼事,哥哥永遠和他站在同一邊。一天又一天,生活如此安靜,彷彿永遠不變,卻在某個夏日午後,時間悄悄帶來屬於成長,幽微而神祕的片刻。。