"Little Virginia lives in an apartment complex in Sydney with her widowed father. She must be left with a babysitter over the Christmas holiday while her father travels on business. Isobel, the sitter, is a reluctant neighbor, pressed into service at the last minute. Annoyed with her lively young charge, she locks the child in the kitchen when her boyfriend visits. Then something unforeseen occurs and the little girl's life is placed in jeopardy."--Jacket....