Cat, a former prostitute turned justice seeker, finds herself in Butte, Montana with its biting-cold, smoke-filled air. The trains rumbling through, the same dark menace hanging close. And while most folk still look at Cat with scorn--her blue jeans, cowboy hat, and empty holster--others see in her something else altogether. Hope. Especially for mothers like Evie Blonberg who discover her husband gone and a notice from him in the paper...