Patrick, is a story about a nine year old boy, who suffers at the hands of his father. After a terrifying life in the city, he and his family is forced to move from their house in the city to a home out in the country.
Once they have moved into the old country home, the abuse by his father continues and Patrick makes promises to his mother to protect her and to give his father what he has coming to him. Then after two mysterious deaths in the family, the country home ends up empty.
Shortly after the house is abandoned, there is a new family that moves in and a presence from the past forges friendship with another boy. When an old nemesis shows up to take on the family, the presence from the past takes a stand and fulfills promises that he once made in life.