Summoned to a convent, Dr. Martha Livingstone, a court-appointed  psychiatrist, is charged with assessing the sanity of a novice accused  of murdering her newborn. Miriam Ruth, the Mother Superior, determinedly  keeps young Agnes from the doctor, further arousing Livingstone’s  suspicions. Who killed the infant, and who fathered the tiny victim?  Livingstone’s questions force all three women to re-examine the meaning  of faith and the power of love, leading to a dramatic, compelling  climax.