Chuck Foster was a talented painter, having attracted the attention of a gallery owner while he was only seventeen years old. Later enrolled in an art undergraduate program, with a supportive girlfriend and a newborn son, Chuck regards his future as one filled with promise and hope. Then unthinkable tragedy strikes the family, sending him down a lonely road of drug abuse, homelessness and a state of psychotic behavior.
Although surrounded by darkness, Chuck relies on his spiritual faith to guide him back to a semblance of his old life and self. This is a story not only of loss, grief and guilt, but ultimately one of compassion and redemption.