Trapped in a world of domesticity and servitude, long suffering vicar's wife Valerie has spent a lifetime serving others. Lost and lonely, she makes a quiet plea to a statue of the Virgin Mary, who answers her prayers in the form of a strange force.
Susannah is living a typically quiet and dusty life in the suburbs with her husband Paul, when an unexpected visit from her son, Piers, surfaces a dark secret that has been brewing since he left the nest 15 years ago. As Susannah struggles to come to terms with Piers' relationship with his new...