The story of a fourteen year old boy who lives with his mother in her council flat. Whilst Alex longs for a normal life with his mother he is prevented from having it due to her heroin addiction which she funds by working as a prostitute. Alex is forced to endure life in the squalid drug den and on the nights his mother brings clients home he is forced onto the streets. Alex, however, has a very special gift which may help him take control of his life.