In The Visiting Stranger, George, an ederly man in the final stages of an incurable cancer, is near the end of his life. As he cries in pain while lying in his hospital bed, an unexpected visitor comes into the dark room. The visitor claims to have known George all his life, and also claims that he was always with him. But with all of George's closest friends and family having already departed the earthly life, the stranger's claims appear to be a cruel joke--but are they?