Uaireannan bidh sinn a’ faighneachd a bheil droch fhortan gam shireadh-sa a dh’aona-ghnothach? ’S ann mar sin a tha Mìcheal Boidhd a’ faireachdainn is cus eile roimhe is e a-nise sanàrd-sgoil a Dùn Èideann. Ach nuair a thèid e fhèin is athair a Bharraigh airson na Bliadhn’ Ùire, ’s ann a thig Mìcheal mu choinneamh eagal mòr: a bheir crathadh air fhèin is air càch; a nì fìor atharrachadh na bheatha bho sin a-mach.
Michael Boyd feels like bad luck is following him everywhere, but when he and his father go to Barra for New Year's, he finds himself facing real fear, which will change his life from that day on.