When he loses his parents in a car accident, an 18-year-old young man (Sonny Hamilton) discovers that he was adopted. He tries to discover his past.
An address found in his adoptive parents' papers takes Sonny to Calgary where he meets a mysterious women with information about his past.
Hoping to discover his past, Sonny Hamilton leaves Calgary for Perry Ridge. Sonny finds his mother's childhood home, where the new owners take him in and he finds an old letter containing new clues.
The address that Sonny has brings him to the General Hospital of Winnipeg. Sonny and a reporter investigate the old newspaper clipping.
1986
On his way back to Calgary, Sonny's truck fails and he meets a singer who is also a tarot card reader.
Sonny returns to Calgary where Heather tells him of a volunteer group called Parent Finders.
Looking for Ken and Susiko, Sonny is in danger when he encounters a hippie commune which is rumored to be the home of buried treasure.
Sonny receives a response to his classified ad and goes to Saskatoon to find his sister.
More clues are revealed through reminiscences of an old biker.
1987
A final clue leads to the Calgary stampede.