Presents an oral history of the dust storms that devastated the Great Plains during the Depression, following several families and their communities in their struggle to persevere despite the devastation.
Distance runner Quenton Cassidy is suspended from the track team for his involvement in an athlete protest and risks his future prospects to train on a monastic retreat with an Olympic medalist.
Troubleshooter Alyssa Locke protects an old friend who is running for public office, a job that is complicated by family demands and the reemergence of the "Dentist" serial killer.