A fire consumes the Heller Home For Children in Morganville, North Carolina. Amidst rumors of devil worship, authorities remand the teenage arsonist to a sanitarium. Unaware of the turmoil in their new hometown, the Littles - David, Kate, and seven year-old Becca - are moving from New York City to Morganville in hopes of repairing their own lives, which were recently shattered by a violent act.