17-year-old Sarah has lived in a polygamist family for several years, ever since her mother entered a polygamous marriage in order to ensure they would be provided for. But now Sarah's mother has died, leaving her some old photos and $2000. Sarah knows that this is her chance to leave the life she knows and to forge a new identity for herself outside of the community her mother chose. On a trip into town with the wives and children in the family, Sarah sneaks away, cuts her hair, and buys a bus ticket to Salt Lake.