Paula (11 years old) is waiting in a bus station for someone to pick her up. An unknown young man sits next to her. A casual conversation is the beginning of the relationship to be established between them throughout the day.
When Matthew explores the 'spiral' in his grandmother's garden (a strange structure built by his late grandfather) he discovers an entrance into the magical world of 'the Shadows' where he meets his new Shadow friends, Yorrick and Alice, and begins his great adventure.
When a couple discovers a strange phenomenon in their backyard that duplicates organic life, their relationship takes unexpected turns after one of them makes a copy of themselves.