Dale Sampson, a small-town geek determined to rescue a woman from a violent marriage and redeem himself in the process, decides to use the only "weapon" he has--the inexplicable ability to regenerate injured body parts. This ability leads him to fame and fortune as the star of a blockbuster TV reality show where he learns that being The Samaritan is a heartbreaking affair, especially when the one person he wants to save doesn't want saving.