Lee Hayden is a veteran actor of Westerns whose career's best years are behind him after his one really great film| "The Hero." Now| scraping by with voice overs forcommercials| Lee learns that he has a terminal prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Unable to bring himself to tell anyone about it| especially his estranged family| Leecan only brood alone as troubling| yet inspiring| dreams haunt him. Things change when he meets Charlotte Dylan| a stand-up comedian who becomes a lover whoinadvertently jump-starts his public profile. Now facing a profound emotional conflict of having a potential career comeback even as his imminent death is staringhim in the face| Lee must finally come to terms with both realities when he finally confesses his situation to the one person he can.