A young man, Austin, running from the law seeks refuge in a small country church. Taking the youth group hostage it becomes a standoff between him and the sheriff. When the sheriff realizes his daughter is among the hostages he begins to consider small town vigilante justice. Time is running out for Austin and it's up to the hostage negotiator to save his life and the youth pastor to save his soul.

In the 1820s two orphaned brothers carve a niche for themselves and their families with the beauty and music of the Ozark Mountain region as a backdrop.