In Macclesfield, Cheshire Police are baffled by a father's report of a missing child, as his mother claims he does not exist. On the other side of Cheshire in Runcorn, 16 year old Patrick has disappeared and left his mum Victoria an ominous note.
En far melder sin 5-årige søn savnet, men politiet bliver først rigtig urolig, da den fraskilte hustru benægter sønnens eksistens! I den anden ende af byen har den 16-årige Patrick oparbejdet en gæld og er gået under jorden.
