This is a story of a brilliant young man who entered the demise of mental illness. He spent several years running from the CIA, FBI, NGOs and the mafia. He met a prostitute in Cambodia and had her baby which turned out not to be his. She later came close to killing him. He then turned to visit his friend in Lebanon but was turned away so he went to Israel and crossed the border to Lebanon--on foot. He was kidnapped by Hezbollah and traded back to the US embassy in exchange for prisoners. The story covers his parents torments and anguish over his precarious life. This story was told from his mother's eyes. It is based on a true story. It is unique in the fact that it is about the parent's woes and worries.