In the close-knit Portuguese community of Provincetown, Massachusetts, Hallie Costa and Gus Silva meet as children in the wake of a terrible crime that leaves Gus parentless. Over the years their friendship evolves into an enduring and passionate love, but on the night of their high school prom a tragedy alters the course of their lives. When, a decade later, Gus-- a priest-- is charged with murder, can Hallie save the man she's never stopped loving?