Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck near Toby's home, the boy soon has a secret friend he can communicate with via sign language.

Tom Wyler

Jeannie Wyler

Jill

Fidel Fargo

Dr. Dolly McKeever

Sheriff Pierce

Trish

Smitty

Sheriff #1

Deputy #1
March 27, 1985

Tom Wyler

Jeannie Wyler

Jill

Fidel Fargo

Dr. Dolly McKeever

Sheriff Pierce

Trish

Smitty

Sheriff #1

Deputy #1
