Two abused and neglected children find sanctuary with a neighbouring rancher. Out West, a gold prospector's widow must evade the clutches of a corrupt sheriff. Defying doctor's orders, a wounded cop searches for his missing rebellious sister. After fleeing Hitler's Berlin, a Jewish father and daughter will find unexpected danger in California. A girl's dowdy stepmother is hiding a dangerous secret. And in the gritty underbelly of professional boxing lurks a bloody mystery whose reverberations will echo down several decades