After being sentenced to a mental institution at 10 years old, Harlan Hatcher escapes 35 years later with revenge on his mind.

Strange occurrences plague a small town detective and his family as he investigates the disappearance of a young boy.

A Pentecostal pastor, Lemuel Childs, and his believers handle venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter, Mara holds a secret that threatens to tear the church apart: her romantic past with a nonbeliever, Augie. As Mara’s wedding to a devoted follower looms, she must decide whether or not to trust the steely matriarch of their community, Hope, with her heart and life at stake.