In small-town Louisiana, Sheriff Ruben Ramirez finds a mute, Samuel Bleak, living in the woods with only the comfort of his old typewriter. After holding Samuel in the county jail, Ruben discovers that he is the son of the town drunk. When Samuel ends up in a mental institution under the care of Ruben's wife and out of the hands of his abusive father, he not only has to acclimate himself to society but must deal with the doctor's probing, advances of a female patient and violent jealousy of her wishful suitor. As Samuel's world is turned upside down, his mother's tragic death becomes key in ...(more)

In small-town Louisiana, Sheriff Ruben Ramirez finds a mute, Samuel Bleak, living in the woods with only the comfort of his old typewriter. After holding Samuel in the county jail, Ruben discovers that he is the son of the town drunk. When Samuel ends up in a mental institution under the care of Ruben's wife and out of the hands of his abusive father, he not only has to acclimate himself to society but must deal with the doctor's probing, advances of a female patient and violent jealousy of her wishful suitor. As Samuel's world is turned upside down, his mother's tragic death becomes key in unlocking the shocking secrets of his past. (less)