Staring down the barrel of his own revolver, divorce attorney Tom Chaney prepares to die and prove once and for all there is no god. When a determined door-to-door evangelist refuses to leave the gunman in his misery, Tom takes the young preacher hostage, and and a deadly debate over seeing and believing begins.

During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.