New England, the latter half of the 17th century: Hester Prynne is yet again set in the pillory and told ... He soon surmises the identity of the father of baby Pearl.

In 1666 in the Massachusetts Bay colony, Puritans and the Algonquian have an uneasy truce. Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) arrives from England, seeking independence. Awaiting her husband, she ...