The year is 1684. A shocking event takes place in the leading yeshivah of Amsterdam. The event leads to private accusations and confrontations and a public uproar that threatens to change the course of many lives. Three friends, brought together by crisis and contention, embark on a hair-raising journey across the Atlantic Ocean and into the wilds of upstate New York. In the end, their loyalty to each other provide the only prospects for survival in every sense of the word. It is a story of treachery, anguish, despair and the redemptive powers of true friendship.