The shocking true story of Lila and William Young, owners of the Ideal Maternity Home for unwed mothers. Resented by the medical community, the Home falls under public scrutiny when a routine delivery of an infant results in the mysterious deaths of two patients. Soon, the Youngs are burying dead babies in butterboxes and selling healthy ones to childless couples.

Based on the novel by L.M. Montgomery, Jane of Lantern Hill, this spellbinding ghost story unfolds when 12-year-old Jane Stuart discovers that her mysterious father (Sam Waterston), whom her family has tried to convince her is dead, resurfaces to reconcile his troubled past. She discovers a kind man, genuinely interested in both her and her mother's welfare. With the assistance of a powerful mystic (Colleen Dewhurst), Jane resolves to reunite her parents, despite the horrible forces that stand in her way.

In 1919, Ambrose Small was a wealthy theater impresario who spent his spare time dabbling in gambling, drugs and prostitution. At the height of his glory, he sold his successful theater chain for over a million dollars, sent a bodyguard with his wife Theresa (Wendy Crewson) to the bank with the cheque, and then vanished without a trace. There were no witnesses, no notes and no clues.

This is the poignant true story of one woman's overwhelming faith in her talented, but emotionally defenseless, sister. Strong willed Franny (Amanda Plummer) nurtures and protects Rosetta (Megan Follows) from their vain and controlling mother Regina (Teresa Stratas), a faded opera star. Regina is blind to Rosetta's exceptional musical talent, refusing to accept that anything exists beyond the surface of her autistic daughter.