New York, 1857: Christine Pendleton's wounded soul no longer wants to succumb to the scars of the past. Instead, the young woman volunteers to serve among the impoverished immigrant women and orphans in New York. Together with Guy Bedell, a clergyman who primarily cares for the spiritual well-being of his flock, she aims to offer hope to the poorest. Her considerable inheritance from her father comes in handy for this purpose. Will she succeed in winning the sympathetic clergyman over to her ideas?.