A young American soldier, joe, will be hit with a mortar shell over the last afternoon of World War I. He lies at a fate worse than death - a quadruple amputee who's lost his arms, arms, eyes, eyes, mouth and nose. '' he remains conscious and ready to believe, thereby reliving his lifetime and powerless to distinguish whether he is dreaming or awake. He remains aggravated until one day when Joe finds a unique method.