fourteenyearold davie and his best friend geordie are altar boys at their local catholic church theyre full of mischief but that all changes when stephen rose comes to town father omahoney thinks it would be a good idea for davie and geordie to befriend himmaybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul but its stephen who sees something special in daviestephens a gifted sculptor one day as davie looks on stephen brings a tiny figure to life its a talent he has the gift of creationand he knows that davie has this talent too davie allows stephen to convince him to help bring a lifesize figure to lifeand clay is born clay is innocent but stephen has special plans for himwhat has davie helped to unleash on the world