Olivia returns home for her grandmother Sarah's funeral in 1984.
Sarah was a loving matriarch in the village of Lindara.
So why would someone spit at her coffin? In 1910 Sarah marries Theo, a widower deeply involved in the anti-home rule movement.
She promises to keep her personal views private.
One night in 1914 Sarah and her stepson Samuel are unintentionally drawn into gunrunning, which compromises her principles.
Theo slides into dementia but pesters Sarah constantly abo.
