It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

Camping out by a disused tunnel. Kirsty winds Jamie up with horror stories about the mysterious hunter Johnny. A nasty shock lies in wait for both of them when Kirsty lures Jamie into the tunnel to look for the bodies of Johnny’s victims.