Leah dreams of leaving behind the crowded streets of Boston's North End
neighborhood to journey west. It's the only way she'll have the future
she wants - one that doesn't involve her getting married or working in a
factory. But then the molasses tank at the local plant explodes,
sweeping through the city streets. The wave destroys everything in its
path, and suddenly Leah must fight to survive if she wants to have any
future at all.