Bad luck and wrong turns make up the greater part of ex-con Joe Halden's past. When he learns he has a five-year-old son, Joe knows he can do something right by giving the boy a decent home. But the only way he can save him is to employ the trade that landed him in prison-explosive expert.

Sydney Allard's heart is hardened against the townspeople she blames for her husband's death. When a fire destroys the town near Christmas, Sydney wants to continue harboring her hatred, but her conscience won't let her.

Two strangers share a journey of self-discover. In this season of SILVER AND GOLD, the hurts of the past can lead to love if they open their hearts and give their trust to each other.