During a trip to Ireland a family is attacked by an unknown assailant. Shortly after this the father discovers that his son is cursed to become a werewolf each full moon. He then hides his son away in a desperate attempt to find a cure. When the moon is full he is forced to handcuff his son to a bed. The boy's desperate mother tries in vain to find her son again. She asks the Children's Social Services organization for help. Together with their aid she is able to track down her son. She pleads with her husband to set thier child free. Her husband tells her that it's impossible because thier son has changed. Not listening to him, the mother makes one last attempt at freeing her son.