When the man limped into her cafe, Susanna was anxious but not unduly alarmed. Strangers were treated this way. Minutes later the man killed two men attempting to abduct a little girl. For the moment she and Petal were safe, but safety was an illusion. After a second attempt, flight became necessary. They follow the one-foot man, hoping to find a place of peace. He is a bitter atheist loner. She is an evangelical Christian. Can acceptance lead to love?