Mary is not like the others. She is kind to strangers, does not tolerate hypocrisy and always tries to act according to her conscience. Once the girl herself becomes the object of rumors and suspicions - the neighbors find out that she tried to cure the boy with healing herbs. She is called a witch, and her husband, in a fit of anger, plunges a fork into the back of her hand. Now she needs to be brave to save herself not only from her abusive husband, but also from the gallows.