A boy who lives in a heavily rural area with his mother likes to go exploring in the woods. One day he encounters a weird stranger who goes by the name of Scout. He is odd in that he seems out of place. He appears to be collections specimens. He also has some strange power to make things disappear. When the boy brings the guy home, his widowed mother is attracted to the guy. His responses are simple but he seems to be kind and the boy has no father. There is a odd dinner scene. While the boy is forbidden to be distracted coming home from school, he goes to Scout and something very strange transpires. It's a decent story.