In the bustling heart of 1870s Birmingham, Edith Butterwick, the only child of a priest and his wife, struggles to find her place in a world that doesn't understand her. Born into tragedy, Edith grows up under the shadow of her father's bipolar disorder, unaware of the dark family secret that looms over her.

John Butterwick, the priest, takes drastic measures to protect his daughter, but the past has a way of unraveling. Abandoned at a workhouse and renamed Jack Barton by a kind night watchman, a boy grows up facing hardship and cruelty. As John's father, George, uncovers the truth about Jack and the twisted fate that brought him into their lives, the Butterwicks must confront hidden identities, forbidden love, and long-buried family secrets.

In a tale of redemption, the Butterwicks must face their darkest truths to find peace.