vicinity boy Sir Alexander Robertus Todd Bowden (Renfro) detect that an old man populate on his block name Chester A. Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is Nazi war felon. Bowden confronts Denker and offer him a trade: Bowden will not go to the government if Denker state him narrative of the concentration camp in WWII. Denker agree and Bowden start visit him on a regular basis. The more than narrative Bowden hears, the more than it affect his personality.