In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear.

Sammy Ayers

Mrs. Tynan

Lucille

Archibald Thacker

Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt

Helen Ayers

Norm Jenkins

Tallasse Tynan

Percy

Tolliver Tynan

Young Sammy Ayers

Young Tallasse

George Thacker

Abraham Thacker

Attorney

Judge

Prosecutor
November 23, 1997

Sammy Ayers

Mrs. Tynan

Lucille

Archibald Thacker

Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt

Helen Ayers

Norm Jenkins

Tallasse Tynan

Percy

Tolliver Tynan

Young Sammy Ayers

Young Tallasse

George Thacker

Abraham Thacker

Attorney

Judge

Prosecutor
