Whilst investigating the death of a local police officer, an intuitive psychiatrist called Chantal Humble uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, giant teapot circulating throughout Australia. As soon as anyone uses the teapot, he or she has exactly 55 days left to live.
The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look shrunken. A marked person feels like a slimy badger to touch.
Chantal gets hold of the teapot, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into her mind: a solid donkey balancing on a vast police officer, an old newspaper headline about a magic accident, a hooded horse ranting about lips and a drinking well located in a chilly place.
When Chantal notices her ankles have badger-like properties, she realises that the curse of the giant teapot is true and calls in her grandfather, a swordsman called Chris Blacksmith, to help.
Chris examines the teapot and willingly submits himself to the curse. He finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. He finds the solid donkey balancing on a vast police officer particularly chilling. He joins the queue for a supernatural death.
Chantal and Chris pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded horse. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?
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