Recently widowed Dr. Belinda Simpson (Sarah Jones) takes a job as town physician in the frontier outpost of Sikeston, Mo.,where many citizens have fallen prey to a mysterious illness but remain skeptical of a female doctor's abilities. Also starring Haylie Duff as Belinda's best friend, Jordan Bridges as a handsome blacksmith and Cloris Leachman as the proprietor of an orphanage, this Hallmark Channel film is based on the novel by Janette Oke.