 A fierce dust storm blankets a vast and infertile desert. From under the sand and debris emerge four figures. Two survive and make their way across the desert, following a thin trail of smoke rising in the distance. Near dead, the mysterious strangers approach the home of Caleb Williams, a humble tailor seeking refuge from his wife s brutal murder. He takes them in and nurses them back to health, suppressing an unsettling recognition of the peculiar wounds marking their backs. In a nearby town, a desperate priest is approached by a familiar stranger. Unable to deny his horrific request, the priest accompanies him into the barren desert. Their journey will reveal not only the truth surrounding the death of the tailor s only love, but the presence of a much greater evil awakened in the desert wind.