An experiment goes insanely wrong. A man disappears. His son, Elliot, with the help of eccentric tutor, Dr Leggitt, and a small rather unpleasant smelling dog by the name of J Edgar, must set out to find him. In a world where dreams are reality and nightmares wait in the wings, Elliot Abbott becomes an adventurer. Time is running out. People and obstacles thwart the boy's progress. The nightmare has begun, but will a dream come true?