Faced with the responsibility to take care of her addict, veteran father, headstrong teen Mickey Peck keeps her household afloat.

Romance blossoms between a soldier and his pen pal's mother when he returns home.

An alcoholic finds a stray Husky. The man and dog relationship is precarious at first, but with the help of a close-knit Montana community, the two strays find a connection and discover what it takes to pull through to the finish ...