Molly Jackson has lived a quiet life in the small town of Petacow since the tragic death of her husband, Tony, six years ago. While digging up a dead tree in her back yard, she and her dog, Annie, discover a small skeletal hand attached to the roots of the tree. She feels helpless as the hand is alive and terrorizes her. She can't tell anyone about it, due to the mental breakdown she suffered several years ago. Who will believe her without proof? Her only option is to capture it. After trapping it, her terror soon turns to curiosity and even empathy for the little hand. With the help of her younger brother, Marcus and a new love interest, Nicholas Hunter, a local police officer, they uncover a grisly secret.