Troubled nineteen-year-old Ritchie Bond is given an ultimatum; ninety days in county lock-up or thirty days as a patient of St. Stephen's hospital; fifth floor; the mental ward; otherwise known as Lucid Falls. Amidst a cocktail of prescription drugs, mental duress, and deranged inmates, Ritchie must navigate the maze of his mind and ultimately face his greatest fear: The Great Polar Bear.