1963 -. Mr. T. J. Boldman is one of the richest cane men in Bensenville County. He owns and operates Glory Vine Plantation, an inheritance that has been in his family for more than a hundred years. But in spite of all his riches, he is plagued with a dark family secret that he'll never own up to; still, he self-consciously provides for Donovan Edinburg I, a dedicated cane cutter who has worked for his family for many years, never once having questioned his rights to the Boldman's wealth. Donovan and his wife, Josie, guards this secret from their son, Donovan Edinburg II, whose suspicions grew...