His father (William Daniels) finds his son upstairs and wonders if anything is wrong.Inarticulately, Ben tells his father that he is rudderless - he has no plans or direction o his life and is worried about his future:Ben: I""m just.4 years EARLIERAt the start of the flashback, Professor Humbert Humbert, acting as narrator, speaks (off-screen) in a distinctively-cultured, Continental accent behind images of a Trans World Airlines plane flying over Manhattan and a Hartford/New Haven train pulling into a station in northern New England.Plot SynopsisIt is prefaced with historical background:During the Great Gold Rush to Alaska, men in thousands came from all parts of the world." He explained that due to the town""s history, "it""s not exactly a safe place to be a teenager."In a classroom, Alice and fellow students were lectured on dream philosophy by their teacher (Robert Shaye, New Line Cinema CEO and series producer):"Every society, dating back to the ancients has had theories regarding dreams.