Wes Clayton is a lawman and a bishop in a Mormon community called Brigham. The town is shaken when a woman from California is found murdered. Clayton and his young deputy work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the murderer and keep Brigham from ripping itself apart.

A wanderer drinks from an ancient well and is drawn into a celebration of the Winter Solstice, marking the year's turning at the earth's edge. Sense the stillness in the night, down by the sea, as the wanderer joins with the Guilds of Montol enacting the rituals and customs of distant ancestors to call back the sun.