On the day Fort William Henry falls, Major Reginald Aubrey is beside himself with grief. His newborn son has died in the arms of his sleeping wife. When Reginald comes across an Oneida mother with newborn twins, one white, one brown, he makes a choice that will haunt the lives of all involved. He steals the white Indian baby leaving his own child behind in its place. Unable to tell his wife the truth about the boy they call William, Reginald is wracked...