Ezekiel Cottrell is a kindhearted young man with a desire to live a quiet life in his small rural mountain community. However, any expectations he has for his life are soon uprooted when he finds himself wrongfully accused of the murder of Thomas Kean. As Ezekiel tells the story of his life from then on, he offers insights into his greatest triumphs and defeats, delving into forgotten joys and griefs, all the while showing how the events of his life shaped and reshaped him time and time again.