One night, Tom and Brian creep out to investigate a mysterious excavation near their school and discover that the workmen have uncovered an old graveyard.

When the villagers come under attack from the owners of the land, Tom gets hit on the head and is catapulted back to his own time, 1974.

When he does this, however, he discovers that the Monaghans' cottage has been all but destroyed, Tully's father is dead, and the family has decided to move to Liverpool.

Tom tells Tully and his sister Hannah, the only remaining members of the family, about his coming from the future.

That night Tom goes to the grave, takes Ma's and Brendan's coffins and buries them in a church graveyard.