This is the story of Jody Luther in 1970 Jackson, Mississippi.

Jody, her dad Clyde and sister Willie break Grace out of Rusk State Hospital, Christmas night, 1969.

Jody, Clyde and Willie return to an angry house of Luthers Christmas night.

Jody, Willie and Grace escape Beaumont on a bus headed for Jackson.

Jody, Willie and Grace arrive in Jackson.

Jody, Grace and Willie have dinner with the Duprees.

Jody and Willie tour the town of Jackson.

Part two - the story of Daisy the elephant.

Jody meets a new friend and her first day at Murrah High School.

Jody begins working at her part-time job after school

Melvin and Jody spend the day at the library working on their Emmett Till project.

Grace's past continues to haunt Jody and her family.

Jody spends a frightening afternoon at the Duprees.

The Duprees join the Luthers for a strange dinner.

Jody meets a special young man at the draft board.

Jody has dinner at the Johnson home and learns more about Melvin's history.

Jody sees a film that defines her and shapes her journey as a thinking person.

Jody spends a very unusual Easter Sunday at the Dupree house.

Grace takes Jody and Willie on a wild middle of the night ride deep into the deepest south.

Jody drives back to Jackson through the ghosts of the old South.