When 10-year-old Cadi feels responsible for her little sister's death, she searches out the one man she feels can take it away, the Sin Eater. In her quest for redemption, she uncovers a secret that threatens her family and community.

This television adaptation features Lauren Lee Smith as the 19-year-old schoolteacher who flounders and perseveres in an isolated mountain community in the early 1900s. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Great Smokey Mountains, this 89-minute film begins with an elderly Christy returning to the long-abandoned mission where she once taught. Her memories center around a time when change was coming to Cutter Gap--some for the better, some not,...

Young schoolteacher Christy Huddleston questions her faith when her best friend dies of typhoid. Meanwhile, Dr. MacNeill struggles to save as many lives as he can from the disease which has overwhelmed their mountain community.