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As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals, and ruthless mental and physical abuse.

Based on a book by Maggie Siggins this is a tale of greed, lust and tragedy set in Saskatchewan, Canada. Ambitious John Hawk cons the Indians of their land allocations and forecloses on other locals for their land. The railroad is coming and he is set to make millions. Romance blossoms between his son and their housemaid, daughter of one of the locals who has lost his land to Hawk.