Rescued from an abusive situation, five-year-old Elizabeth Lavenza is taken in by the Frankenstein family to be a companion to their young, volatile son, Victor. Working hard to become indispensable, it doesn't take long for Elizabeth and Victor to become inseparable, even as she contends with this vicious temper and depraved requests. As the years pass, Victor leaves home and Elizabeth tracks him down to a Bavarian town where she discovers the horror of what he's been doing.