Life rarely differs in the Irish village of Craiglann, especially for Miles Kivlehan and the other downtrodden unfortunates who reside in the Adullam mission home. But then, in a few short days, everything is turned upside down. The Stranger arrives and moves into the haunted farmhouse opposite the mission home, a local girl goes missing, and an unearthly storm threatens to destroy the town. Enter Tomas. To Miles, Tomas is just a free-spirited wanderer who occasionally returns to Adullam. But to Father Joseph - the mission home's stern administrator - Tomas is the Devil incarnate. And, as the storm rages and tempers fray over the fate of the missing girl, Tomas intentionally plunges the small township into even greater peril...