North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life is turned upside down. When she takes the blame for a crime she didn't commit, she finds herself in a correctional facility for three years. Her dream of a career as an artist seems buried forever - until a mysterious visitor appears with a proposition that may set her free. Her task is: restore an old mural. Such an offer cannot be refused, so beneath the layers of grime he finds a painting that tells the story of a small town full of madness, violence and conspiracy. North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national competition and is honored to create a mural for the Edenton Post Office. She is all alone in the world and has been longing for a job like this for a long time. But she is surprised when she finds herself in a place full of prejudice, where people hide secrets behind closed doors and where being different can mean death. What happened to Anna Dale? Are there any clues in the faded mural? And if so, despite her own demons, can Morgan recognize them?