When you are faced with danger, how do you decide which action is the lesser of two evils? For Mercy Taylor, it seems as if every choice she makes will end in sorrow. With a tragic childhood and a marriage that ended too soon, it comes as no surprise to find herself fighting for her life. But the traumatic events of her life include more than just herself this time- it includes her child as well. As she is literally running from her past, she's forced to make decisions she's not prepared to make. But in order to make the right choice, she must come to terms with her past and find a source of hope for the future. How do you overcome the past while it demands to become your future? And how do you dare to dream when life has been one nightmare after the next?