Catherine Williams is a midwife for the town of Newbury. A respected, wealthy widow, she defiantly refuses to accept local gossip and superstitions. So when a young infant dies mysteriously and the Puritan community casts blame on an Irish Catholic servant girl, Catherine remains unconvinced. With the help of her Native American servant, Massaquoit, she becomes determined to cut through the town's religious prejudices and clear the girl's name. But her only hope may lie on the shoulders of the child's tortured mother - a woman struck mute by her pain. And to save an innocent girl, Catherine will need the mother - and the truth - to speak...

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