Suffering the loss of his beloved wife, Hans, a former German soldier, lives in utter depression. After immigrating to America after WWII under very dubious circumstances, Hans is now on the verge of ending it all. But fate intervenes and Hans is confronted by a young Black boy, George, who has been fleeing from his own life's nightmares. The unlikely pair develop a relationship which bonds them in a way both of them never could have imagined. And when the local corrupt sheriff decides to hunt them down in search of a missing fortune, Hans needs to decide if he is willing to sacrifice himself and his new relationship to keep the sheriff from killing George.