理查德·德赖弗斯饰演一名对自闭症儿童很有办法的心理医生杰克,当他在事业和婚姻上都遭遇低潮时,却受邀协助调查一宗离奇的谋杀案。一对夫妇血腥死亡,只有两名目击证人,患自闭症的九岁儿子,以及防卫性极强的十八岁女儿。杰克以他独特的治疗手法跟男孩渐建立关系,也使得案情开始露出头绪,不料却将他们带向了死亡边缘。An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. Richard Dreyfuss as a controversial therapist, seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.