The Larson legacy, deeply rooted in the strength and resilience of the family line, was passed on to Adam Larson. Adam carried the expectations of his lineage with a quiet dignity. Yet it was not the law books of his father that called to him, but the silent plea in his sister Gertrude's eyes. Her struggles with mental illness, unfolding quietly alongside Adam's studies in Boston, became the siren call that drew him to the world of medicine. His advance through medical school became more than an education; it was a quest to bring light to the misunderstood afflictions of the mind, a mission to protect Gertrude and to help others so afflicted. Ultimately, it was the pull of Barnstead and the plight of those within the walls of the asylum that called him back. In time, Sally Bigelow would become his patient, setting off a series of events that neither could have imagined.