Are some truths powerful enough to change the world? It is 1867 and New York City reporter Samuel Cuffee is used to a life of research and deadlines, but when he tells his boss about his own family story that he uncovers through a mysterious photo Sam's need for information becomes much more personal. Tormented by nightmares he is determined to get the answers regarding his past that he hopes will finally bring him peace. His murdered father, anti-Slavery campaigner Andrew Cuffee was a man of mystery to him. To understand his father Sam must uncover the story of the incredible man who changed his father and his Uncle Charlie's life by adopting them in 1750; African-Indian Doctor David Cuffee. To get the answers he would need to travel to the farm of his Uncle Charlie and Aunt Nona in Alma, Massachusetts. Could his uncle hold the key to the peace that has eluded him for so long?