It's love in the time of yellow fever... The impact yellow fever, or bronze john, would have on isolated communities over the southern United States throughout the 18th and 19th Centuries was devastating. The authorities fired cannons and burned tar fires in a vain attempt to stem the epidemic, the medical establishment was largely helpless, and the immigrant populations absorbed the brunt of the harm. A nineteen year old woman of unparalleled courage and intelligence fights to save her town, her man, and her life. SCREENPLAY