While driving south on interstate 95, James Scala comes upon a tragic accident and is compelled to stop. Amidst the confusion of the accident aftermath and the frantic efforts of the emergency workers, he manages to wander over to the victims and finds himself at the side of a young boy, now orphaned by a drunken driver. Overcome with compassion, James unconsciously reaches out and grasps the child's broken leg. Later, when both James and the boy are brought via medi-vac to the hospital, doctors are confronted with something beyond the limits of medical explanation.