A child named Brownlow is unfortunately born through an act of rape. Her heartless aunt, Mary Catherine, is pretending to be the prestigious Mother Superior of a well-known Catholic church in Iowa. She has obtained custody of her niece. As she raises Brownlow, she mistreats her, and issues the most abusive disciplines. Mary Catherine later realizes that the child has an inheritance worth millions. An ailing priest steps in and intervenes. He helps the child escape from her abusive aunt, but before he dies, he gives the child all the information that she needs to find her true identity. Through the death of Mother Mary, comes the ending of the pain that has tormented a family, a town, and a child without a name.