As an artist, all she wanted to do was paint and draw, but life had other plans. To escape an abusive, cult connected, husband in Seattle she goes into hiding, allowing a government agency change her name and secure her in a safe house in the heart of the redwoods of Humboldt County in California. Recovering and adapting to her new identity in the serenity of the redwood forest is more difficult than anyone anticipated when the ex husband arrives to hide in the rural countryside nearby. Despite increased vigilance on the part of the police and her FBI bodyguards, he begins a campaign of terror against her and the community that shelters her. Survival depends on her slowly developing self confidence and the awakening of an inner strength which she receives from the forest.