The year is 1847. The potato famine that is flogging Ireland prompts Dr. Joseph McKinney and his family to flee to American where opportunity awaits. All too soon ignorance, fear and unfounded prejudice torment the immigrants. Aside from adversity, and cloaked under the illusion of a normal family, lies a root of unspeakable horror. Will the doctor realize what is happening around him, or is he doomed to be a victim?