Sexton goes to work at the nearby mill and becomes involved with a plan to form a union, which eventually leads to disaster; events conspire to undermine the Beechers' marriage as well as their financial hopes and dreams.
Sexton starts employment at a nearby factory and becomes entangled in a scheme to establish a labor union, which ultimately results in catastrophe; circumstances conspire against the Beechers' marriage as well as their financial aspirations and ambitions.