Sarah Donovan arrives in Denver in 1876, takes a job as a telegrapher, and launches herself into the middle of the fight for women's suffrage, all of which places her at odds with conservative undertaker Daniel Petterman, who fears Sarah's ideas will corrupt his young daughters, but as Sarah and Daniel find themselves more and more in each other's company, their feelings grow and they must ultimately decide whether their love is worth the trouble and sacrifice it will take to survive.