Working late to earn extra money for her upcoming marriage, Ann Walton is stalked one night by the proprietor of a snack wagon, whose previous efforts to flirt with Ann had been unsuccessful. Unable to identify her attacker, Ann attempts to resume a life of normalcy, but is unable to endure the curious stares of her neighbors and co-workers. Utterly alone in her psychological pain, she flees Capital City and wanders to an orange grove community. Finding temporary work as a fruit-packer, she befriends Bruce Ferguson, a soft-spoken minister who has suffered his own crises of faith, and who recognizes the need to delicately heal Ann’s emotional wounds.
