High school freshman, Casey Clougherty, learns the value of friendship in this coming-of-age story set in New England during the mid 1980's. Casey and his friends set out on a quest to find the man who saved Casey from a beating while they are hunted by the vengeful Hank, the high school bully. Casey hopes the pursuit will bring him closer to his crush Denise, the prettiest girl in school. Can he find his hero before Hank gets to him first?