  Ian Tracey  (qv) plays 11-year-old Peter, who is plagued by demons and sent to an institution for setting fires. Peter escapes and hops a freight train headed into northern B.C. He is befriended by a native shaman or "dreamspeaker" ( George Clutesi  (qv)). The shaman makes some strides but is unable to get to the root of Peter s problems. Peter is captured by the police and taken back to the institution where he slides down even further.