Bethel Leslie

At the start of the 20th century, a wealthy orphan, resigned to an arranged marriage, and an immigrant working to help his poor family fall in love.

In the coal mines of Pennsylvania, embittered miners have started a campaign of sabotage to retaliate against the owners' cruelty. McParlan is the undercover cop who joins the gang to expose them, but ends up in sympathy with grizzled chief Kehoe.

When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist goes on a road trip to reconnect with the former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life.