One hundred and eighty petty convicts are on board the RAJAH all sentenced to transportation to Australia. Kezia makes it her duty to redeem them enlisting a select few to create an intricate quilt. With each stitch they are tied closer together. Then one woman is murdered and Kezia's work is threatened. She maintains faith in her friends' innocence even when the men leading the investigation do not. But if Kezia can't find the killer how can she save them?