An intricately-carved wooden box is given pride of place in a stately colonial house in Mauritius, whose new inhabitants, a troubled couple from Mumbai, are looking for new beginnings. But that is not to be. A scowling woman shows up to ask for work, loud creaks and whispers start and subside and things start going bump, leading both Sam and Mahi into a dark mystery which appears rooted in the Jewish history of the island.