The Shoe Tree

Nevada and Utah, 1986; in this story of love and hope, Rita, 16 and severely abused by her mother, runs away. Her natural beauty is seen by Keith, manager of an exotic dance club. Rita dances only to survive. Keith s bookkeeper, Glenda, meets Rita and they form an immediate bond. Beautiful Marsha, constantly beaten by her policeman husband; escapes by leaving with her son. While looking for a place to stay, they are in an auto accident, far from police or hospital. Ed Hicks finds them, saving their lives. Ed and his wife, Doris, believe that all of us are obligated to help one another. In this story of love and passion, it takes time for Marsha and Rita's emotional and physical wounds to heal, but during the months that follow, they both find love and lives without fear.