In a small Amish community, three barns are burnt down almost simultaneously. FBI agent Sally Russwell (Lolita Davidovich) is sent in to investigate this possible hate crime. What she finds however is a community with little trust for outsiders or “The English” as they call them. However, in her investigations, Agent Russell makes friends with one entrepreneurial widow, Annie Beiler (Patty Duke) who has her own curiosity about this stranger. Together, Annie introduces Russell in-depth to this close-knit community bearing many appealing attributes. However, as Sally’s investigations continue, she discovers secrets that reveal uncomfortable truths about the religious community that are linked to the arson attacks.