​In the dry heat of the early morning, Edna Mae Sinclair’s legs feel heavy and fatigued although she’s rail thin. The parched screen door to the Conway fortress refuses to budge. Next, an urgent call informs Jud Conway of the death of a twelve-year-old at The Conway School for Orphaned Girls. When Roger Holloway and Corrie Chester discover a coverup by the sheriff, they decide to investigate. Conway’s secrets are about to be exposed.