In a world torn apart by forced relocations and hidden secrets, two timelines intertwine to reveal a tale of survival, mystery, mysticism, and the unyielding spirit of the human heart. 

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In 1838, Rev. Raymond Johnson, a Jesuit missionary answers the call for missionaries to provide comfort during the Cherokee Relocation. Johnson keeps a journal and captures the family of Charles and Swiftwater Crow's daily fight for survival against the brutality of winter, disease, hunger, and a revenge minded Georgian militiaman named Vann Jerico. As Johnson witnesses the horror of the forced displacement, he soon begins to question his own faith and direction. Tragic events force him to leave the journal behind in the settlement of Sugar Creek in hopes to inspire future change.

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In 2018 Sugar Creek, Dr. Doug Stone, faces a troubling decision: move to Chicago to take over his father-in-law's medical practice- or risk his marriage by refusing the offer and stay in Sugar Creek where a mysterious illness has been claiming lives in the small community. He stumbles upon Rev. Johnson's journal in an abandoned antique shop. The ancient words come to life, revealing the tragic events of the past while providing clues that expose dark secretes of prominent men in modern-day Sugar Creek who will stop at nothing to keep their criminal actions hidden.