For Ellie Lester, time stretches endlessly after her husband's death in the war. She finds purpose in helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. Yet when her husband's cousin
arrives, time seems to stand still. Theodore Lester was determinedto reach his cousin's widow in the North with the truth of her husband's death, even if it meant fleeing from the Confederate
Army. And seeing her again sparks something in his heart and makes him want to stop running.