Tristian Bramwell is a young man being raised by his widowed father. Ever since the loss of his wife, he has been bitter towards the world and has made poor choices in an attempt to fill the emptiness in his heart. His decisions have led to near insolvency. In his hour of need he has turned to the old woman at the end of the street for a loan. Eventually, he finds out that repayment bears a terrible price: his own son’s humanity.