When she regained consciousness, Mia described how she had gotten lost in the woods after accidentally dropping her backpack near the creek. In her panic to retrieve it, she lost her way completely.

By chance, she had stumbled upon the remote cabin owned by Mrs. Thorne, a kindly but near-deaf elderly woman who had not seen any news of Mia’s disappearance. She took the lost child in, saving her life. But a worrisome detail emerged that cast a shadow over the joyous reunion…