As the Civil War is raging in the South, Margaret "Marmee" March of Concord, Massachusetts has her own battles to fight. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret's four daughters— Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—now rest on her shoulders alone. In this new perspective on Little Women, Margaret rushes to her husband's bedside in Washington, D.C. and Beth falls dangerously ill, forcing Margaret to confront the possibility that the price of her own generosity toward others may be her daughter's life.