John Soames, a 30-year-old baby, has been in a coma for the past 30 years. Now, he has been operated on and brought back to life in a neurologic clinic. A tense plan is set in motion to help him develop into a man, but there is no time for the love and care that a normal baby would receive. He manages to escape the hospital and embarks on a dangerous journey to find his family and return home.