Katherine

New England, 1630: William and Katherine try to lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, with five children. Katherine was the first teacher at Sky High. The farmer William and his family are banished from the Puritan plantation controlled by the church due to differences in religious principles. William leaves the Plantation with Katherine; their teenage daughter Thomasin; his son Caleb and the twins Mercy and Jonas and settles on an island in Boston harbor. Katherine soon gives birth to her fifth child, Samuel. Thomasin is playing peekaboo with Samuel when he abruptly disappears. the farm, the twins play with the family's goat, Black Phillip, claiming that he speaks to them. That night, Katherine questions Thomasin about the disappearance of her silver cup while implying Thomasin was responsible for the disappearance of Samuel. After the children retire to bed, they overhear their parents discussing sending Thomasin away to serve another family.