加布里(罗宾·威廉斯Robin Williams饰)作为一档深夜聊天节目的电台DJ,有着这个城市众多的拥趸,小男孩彼特就是其中一员。事实上,加布里首次接触彼特,是在朋友送来的一本书稿上。这本书的作者是彼特,上面写着他的种种不幸:自小遭父母虐待,为大人们提供肮脏的性服务。加布里和彼特在电波中交流谈心,渐渐筑起亲密的情谊。 但是,怀疑随之而来。彼特的故事背后还藏着有一个叫唐娜(东妮·克蕾特Toni Collette饰)的女人,她是彼特现时的养母。在唐娜那里,加布里猜测到彼特的故事远远没有表面那样简单。他奔赴往彼特居住的小镇,以图一探究竟。加布里在镇上见到了双目失明的唐娜,这个女人让加布里陷入了更大的谜团当中,到底是否存在过彼特这个男孩,也成了不可知的神秘事件。Gabriel Noone is a late night radio-host in a big city, specializing in spooky tales culled from his active imagination. When Gabriel's lover decides he needs some "space" and moves out, Gabriel descends into a funk until a publisher friend brings him a manuscript written by 14 year-old Pete Logand, a troubled young fan. Pete's story touches the vulnerable Gabriel deeply. Pete was severely abused by his parents and is now under the care of his former social worker, Donna Logand, who has adopted him. Pete is very ill and he and Donna are keeping a low profile in a small town in Wisconsin to avoid discovery by Pete's mother. Gabriel develops an unsettling long-distance telephone relationship with the boy and his guardian. Nothing is as it seems and the skepticism of friends causes Gabriel to become suspicious of Donna and her motives, so he tries to resolve the loose ends by traveling to Wisconsin to confront Donna and Pete. But this effort is largely unsuccessful and we are left wondering if Pete is real, if Donna is really blind or if Gabriel is the deranged soul of the story.