Angel River

1870s Arizona. A man guides a horse-drawn plow while his young son walks alongside. A woman washes clothes outside while her teenage daughter draws fresh water from a well. The children, called Dee and Jensie, race each other to a nearby river. They pause briefly at the graves of their two deceased sisters. At the river, Jensie gently splashes around while Dee fishes a short distance away. A bandit on horseback passes by. He notices Jensie, and she sees him. She shouts to Dee, telling him to run and get help. The bandit grabs Jensie and carries her away on his horse. Dee gets back home and alerts his parents. Pa sets out on a horse to rescue Jensie. Jensie jumps off the bandit's horse and tries to escape, but he corners her. Pa searches on his horse. As punishment, the bandit makes Jensie walk behind his horse, with her hands tied to a rope. She stumbles and is dragged along the ground for a short distance. The bandit says with basic English that she can have some water if she gets back on the horse. Jensie gives in to her thirst. After some distance, the bandit stops. Jensie quietly asks the Lord to help her Pa find her. The bandit introduces a donkey called Pedro. He says to Jensie that she is now his treasure. Pa continues his search. At night, the bandit and Jensie are sat around a camp fire. He tells her that his name is Toral. He takes a pair of shoes from a pack on Pedro's back and insists that Jensie puts them on. The sight of her legs arouses Toral, and he rapes her. Elsewhere, Pa is also camping for the night. The next morning, Jensie is very withdrawn. Toral offers her some food and drink, but she doesn't want anything. He gives Pedro to her. The donkey and Jensie eat a little bread. Toral and Jensie continue their journey. As she rides on Pedro, Jensie notices blood between her legs. Toral points out a canyon, and says it is his home. Jensie quietly pleads for Pedro to take her home. In Toral's home, which is a cave beside the canyon river, Jensie is delirious with fever. She loses consciousness, but is woken by a thunderstorm. She appears frightened, so Toral comforts her. After the storm has passed, Toral notices the blood on Jensie's legs. He carries her out to the river and dips her in it. He is desperate for her to live, and swears that he will take her home. Back in the cave, Toral fans Jensie. She asks for water. Elsewhere, Pa loses track of his daughter. Jensie feels a little better and gingerly gets up. She splashes her face a