Tara Tarini

Although Tom Hartwell is the town drunk of Matherville, his son Bill, a blacksmith, loves him and batters down the jail door when the old man is arrested. In an effort to drive them both out of the village, the narrow-minded townspeople attack Bill, but the Rev. David Lane defends him and then invites him to dinner. Bill falls in love with the reverend's daughter, Mary Lane, but she becomes infatuated with Edward Jones and marries him. Edward robs Mary and flees to Chico, Arizona, and when Mary follows him, she learns that he has a wife there. Following his father's death, Bill travels to Chico, where he and Mary become entangled in several adventures. Finally Bill is accused of stealing a horse, and after Mary rescues him just as he is about to be hanged, the two return to Matherville as man and wife.

Ichie is the owner of a sewing shop. Her grandmother started the business and now she is in charge. Their dresses are made using a traditional sewing machine and have great success. Following her grandmother's wishes, Ichie only makes custom costumes and rejects all the offers that come to turn her creations into a brand.

Safia, an actress in a political theater company, and her husband Said, are arrested during a rehearsal. She is thrown into jail and raped. She got pregnant and gave birth to Jawhara in Jail.

Ulysses Crickle owns a small town grocery store, doubling as the post office, dealing with the peculiarities of the townspeople. Jerry Fleming arrives to run a rival business and to romance Crickle's granddaughter Marian.