Morbidly obese recluse and online English teacher who isolates himself in an Idaho apartment. He seeks redemption and reconciliation with his estranged daughter Ellie, while navigating complex relationships with his nurse Liz, a missionary named Thomas, and his past involving his former lover Alan and wife Mary.
Charlie is Ellie's estranged father seeking redemption.
Charlie is Mary's ex-husband who abandoned the family for a student.
Charlie is Liz's primary patient suffering from heart failure and obesity.
Thomas is a missionary attempting to convert and save Charlie.
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