Ugene is separated from his mother at the age of 8 due to World War 2. He is adopted by a secretive couple, Mr & Mrs Hellish. The name doesn't worry Ugene, it's the house, the giant, creaky old mansion.
Violet has been in an orphanage for about a year. The fourteen year old has only one friend. And that friend is music. Then she gets adopted by a couple she would never expect.