Narrowly escaping Jenny’s wrath, Delilah leaves Tranquility, Vermont. Plagued by a miscarriage, a failed marriage to an abusive husband, and the guilt of having left her only son behind, she travels cross country. Arriving in Freedom, a small town north of Pittsburgh, she encounters two strangers, Marine Sergeant Albert Parsons, a Vietnam War veteran, and Police Sergeant James McGreedy. Beginning anew, she attempts to come to terms with herself. Then one night, in the midst of struggling with past memories, her life takes a precarious turn as her recent acquaintances unexpectedly arrive at her door.