• Penny is an embarrassment to her wealthy parents, and suffers the mentalanguish of their disappointment. Paul, from “the wrong side oftown,” deals with physical pain as he endures the brutal beatingsadministered by his father. Their time together provides their only moments ofhappiness. One fateful evening, Penny sneaks away, following the lure of a straycat at her window. The freedom of the night is exhilarating, and she losesherself in this new world. But the night is dangerous, and Penny soon realizesher folly, even as she is engulfed by the darkness. Meanwhile, Paul fights forhis very life after a particularly vicious attack from his father. During theirseparate journeys, it is only their love for one another, and the hope of beingreunited, that sustains them in the darkness.