Deliverance Creek

Two years into the Civil War, Belle Gatlin Barlow keeps a struggling farm running for her children. Her husband Harlan is away fighting and presumed dead, making Belle the sole caregiver and decision-maker for the family. She also navigates tension with neighbor and lawman Nate Cooper while war shadows the town.

Kessie, a slave, flees with her husband Moses and their children to avoid sale and separation. She copies the safe key, forges freedom papers, and takes cash from the safe to fund their escape. The plantation owner vows to keep them enslaved, setting high stakes for their flight.

Belle’s sister Hattie contemplates participating in the Underground Railroad. She travels to gather the first people to hide, beginning with Kessie’s family, but discovers there are more escapees than space permits. The plan rapidly expands beyond Belle’s ability to shelter everyone.

Cordelia, who works at the bank, is unsympathetic to Belle's financial hardship and sends a formal notice. The mounting pressure exposes Belle's fragility and the bank's looming debt. Belle braces for tougher times as the war strains commerce.

Belle discovers several of her calves were wrongly branded by Jeb Crawford. She confronts him at gunpoint and gets him to return the branded calves. The act underscores Belle's willingness to defend her family in a dangerous town.

Belle's quiet life is interrupted when her brother Jasper arrives with Union army deserters. Toby, Caleb's father, is wounded and Belle tends his injuries. Hattie convinces Belle to shelter Kessie's children, bringing them into Belle's home.

Belle learns the deserters intend to rob the Union payroll arriving at the bank. She weighs the stakes carefully but decides not to reveal everything yet, planning to move her own people to safety. Nate visits and urges Belle to leave with the kids, but she refuses, choosing to stay and fight.

As a search by a posse closes in, Belle sends the deserters away and hides Toby and her children to keep them safe. The town’s belongings surface from the fire, signaling a looming reckoning. Belle’s resolve hardens as the payroll scheme nears execution.

During the raid, Caleb is shot dead and buried. Belle later tells Toby that Caleb was his son, a bitter revelation that ties the deserters to Belle's own family. The tragedy deepens Belle's vendetta against those involved in the plot.

Kessie arrives seeking safety, only to learn that Moses and the children have been separated and his fate is unknown. The uncertainty strengthens Belle's determination to reunite families at stake in the payroll theft. The personal stakes grow as loyalties are tested.

Belle reaches out to Jasper and enlists Kessie's help to steal the payroll, using the heist as both revenge and a means to fund safety for her family. They coordinate with the deserters to access the bank's vault. The plan escalates the risk for everyone involved.

Ben stands watch over the safe as four deserters hide in pine boxes, posing as a family dead from smallpox to gain entry. They crack the bank's safe and haul away the gold, intending to meet a month later to divide the loot. Cyril schemes to keep the money for himself, heightening the betrayal.

When the robbery is discovered, Cordelia is blamed for the missing funds. Nate finds Belle's necklace at the crime scene, triggering a confrontation that reveals Belle's deeper involvement. The town braces for retribution as loyalties fray and the plan unravels.