 St. Louis After losing their big house, Orry and Madelaine live with their little son in a town. It s not easy, but they try to help people from the South. But one day, Elkanah Bent and Orry s sister ; Ashton, come and Bent kills Orry. Furious Ashton kills Bent (or at least she thinks so). Madelaine is forced to get back to their house that has burnt in a fire, right after the War. When George Hazard learns about Orry s death, he is very sad, but decidec to go and help Madelaine. Meanwhile, Bent turns out to be alive. He goes to Pennsylvania and kills Constance Hazard (George s wife), and then goes to St. Louis and kidnaps Charles Main s little son. Initially broken-hearted George, gets furious after learning about the kidnapping. He goes at the prairie to find Charles. Together, they go after Bent. Meanwhile, Madelaine must fight against the Ku-Klux-Klan, as well as her brother-in-law, who don t want her building school for Black kids ...