An orphan in a Big Brother program feels rejected by his fraternal friend and runs away. The Hobo and a human peer work to reunite him with those who want to adopt him.
An inner city basketball team has some problems with one of its members, but when he's unfairly accused of arson, the Hobo plays fire investigator to prove he wasn't at fault.
Two kids on a camping trip are suddenly hit with botulism. The Hobo tries to attract the attention of adults, but is also hampered by the same illness.
Hobo tracks a man suspected of having the plague, but in doing so, earns the suspicion of authorities, who are very determined to contain and eliminate the threat.
During a military training exercise, a soldier is wounded trying to warn a civilian out of a mine field. Together with the Hobo, they find refuge in an old building that the civilian's father is tasked with blowing up.
The Hobo finds a recluse, old man who has become estranged from his granddaughter--his only family. The Hobo seeks to find her and lure her back to her grandfather.