In 1926, celebrated evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson mysteriously disappeared. She turned up several weeks later and recounted the details of her kidnapping and escape to authorities. Not everyone believed her, however, and she was accused of having gone away to have an affair with a married man. A court hearing took place to reveal the truth.

Faye Dunaway
as Sister Aimee Semple McPherson

Bette Davis
as Minnie Kennedy

James Sloyan
as Dist. Atty. Asa Keyes

James Woods
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

John Lehne
as Capt. Cline

Lelia Goldoni
as Emma Shaffer

Severn Darden
as S.I. Gilbert

William Jordan
as Kenneth Ormiston

Sandy Ward
as Judge Blake

Barry Brown
as Wallace Moore