A father holding family secrets has died suddenly, leaving his daughter behind. Helen runs off to the Dakotas with her boyfriend, in order to escape her controlling mother. She is abandoned and left alone to brave the harsh Dakota winters. There, she stumbles onto some mysterious clues about her family's past. A dress that fits perfectly, a lingering and familiar scent of a woman's perfume, and a fathers letter to some unknown daughter ... Someone out there knows the truth, and they must find a way to find Helen, before she is thrown into a life of darkness. If she is not found, she will be forced to take her mother's place in leadership, and where she doesn't want to go.