Kari''s perfect life comes to a screeching halt when her husband''s enemy stands and tells the entire congregation, "Our first lady was a fourteen-year-old prostitute …"
She barely survived a horrific experience when she was forced to take drastic measures to protect an innocent child. Years later, she’s finally put the past behind, owns a successful business, and is married to a wonderful man who loves her like no other. All the sordid secrets that she’s managed to keep hidden, even from her husband, resurfaces with a vengeance when Terrence Henderson, a man who is hellbent on destroying everything they’ve built, shares her past with everyone and causes a rift that is not easily mended.
Tony Baltimore’s plans for the saints to "take the church to the streets" and put their money and actions to good use, has always been met with staunch opposition by the board, deacons, and members, They believe that staying on the "safe side" of Chicago’s major issues suits them just fine. The gives Terrence a way in as he uses strong family ties to publicly disgrace Kari as a sure-fire way to take over a now wealthy church membership; a media firestorm ensues and a heated membership split soon follows. Tony makes strategic moves to protect his wife from everyone who’s coming against her—including members who are so "heavenly" minded that they’re no earthy good.
When the betrayal has done too much damage to repair, and the smoke clears, no one will ever be the same.