Set during the Civil War, a troubled young woman struggles with her conscience after the death of her unfaithful husband. As dreams of a new life seem hopeful, she ventures across the western plains with her sickly daughter in tow and an unscrupulous businessman who promises her a pot of gold.
But the seeds of this dangerous venture-sown in blood-yield the unexpected and what she encounters along the fringes of the Oregon Trail in the dark corners of the prairies, will change her life forever.