Stranger

When a sicklythin man with a thick wrap of bandages over his face arrives home Alex is terrified and can identify him only as a stranger His father Bradley is ashamed of his injuries remembering what a hero he used to be to his son He tries to reconnect with Alex but cannot get close without scaring him It is only after Alex grows suspicious of the masked Strangers somewhat familiar behaviour and eventually catches a glimpse of his eyes through a gap in the bandages that he can recognise his father immediately the wounds disappear and it becomes clear that there is a bond that runs far deeper than that which lies on the surface