Charlie lives with Jock, his violent, disturbed, alcoholic father in a Dundee tenement. Money is scarce, and Jocks love of vodka means that Charlie bears the brunt of his abuse. Often too bruised to go to school, Charlie lives in constant fear of Jocks next outburst... Somehow Charlie escaped from the everyday struggle for survival. His dog Bonnie wasnt so lucky. Charlies way out came in the form of a beautiful young woman who became the love of his life and his saviour.