When Teresa Kohl moved to a new town, she was expecting to start fresh building a new life for her and her son, but shortly after arriving, an unexpected drought happens, and her son's progressing illness takes a turn for the worst. Instead of finding the support she was hoping for she became the town's pariah, seen as the source of all its' problems. As she fights to revive her child, Teresa rediscovers her strengths and learns to trust herself.