Alexander Kinloch, artist, is content with his life. His home is a small bothy on a remote fellside in Scotland; he lives alone and likes it. However, his peace is violently shattered when he returns home one day to find a bunch of thugs waiting for him. After a scuffle, he is left for dead with the words 'Where is it?' ringing in his ears. The days that follow contain more risks to life and limb than he could ever have imagined.