Ten-year-old Ian's parents are killed in a fire that Ian fears may have been his fault. Afraid of being arrested, he runs away and ducks into the first open door he sees. His hideout turns out to be a struggling inner-city church, and Ian is intrigued by the lives of his unwitting hosts. Meanwhile, Ian's aunt is horrified to discover that his parents' deaths were not an accident, and that their murderer is looking for Ian.
