The Restorer

THE STORY: With a wall built against the outside world for most of her life, when Elizabeth "Eli" Toler opens herself to learning cemetery restoration it’s enough to alert the spirits, and other entities, to her presence. The pulse of energy that ripples through the spiritual world also makes Joshua aware that she’s growing stronger. Choosing to ignore her guardian Louise Walsh’s warnings that she needs to call her estranged mother, Renee, Eli and her friends decide to strike out on their own. They’re led to believe the spirit of 8-year-old Dora Easton is being held earthbound by Dora’s murderous father and it’s Eli’s responsibility to save her. Realizing too late that Mr. Easton was, in fact, protecting the living from his sadistic daughter, Eli ends up confronting Dora on her own. Taken by Dora to the Shadowlands, where trapped spirits wait to move on, Eli gets her first lesson in jumping in head first. Here, her father, Joshua, is able to send his spiritual energy to threaten and test her. Deciding to wait until her power peaks before taking it, Joshua steps back so Eli is able to defeat Dora and Louise pulls her back from the Shadowlands. Now Eli must admit she’s not ready for what’s coming and has to crack open more of her wall to let in the last person she wants to trust - Renee. THE SERIES SEASON ONE: Eli learns to set aside her anger and distrust of Renee and accept her help, which in turn widens the crack in her defenses and awakens more of her power. When Joshua dies, the protection spell over the town ends, and he comes for her just as her deepest trust is violated when she learns Louise has been lying about Eli’s maternity. SEASON TWO: Previously defeated, Joshua steps back to lick his wounds and regain his strength, leaving no one to keep the demons he previously controlled from coming after Eli themselves. Eli’s forced to confront the demons at the same time she’s trying to come to terms with Louise’s betrayal. SEASON THREE: The town undergoes a flux of spiritual energy as Joshua sends out feelers to test Eli’s strength. Eli reconciles with Louise, who has to convince Eli that it’s not over with Joshua and he’s the one behind the increased activity. SEASON FOUR: Eli is ready to move out on her own, but the dead and the living fear what Joshua will do without her protection. Their worry tips the scales in favor of negative energy -- creating a spiritual calling card to the demons drawn to the area by Joshua -- forcing Eli to stay. SEASON FIVE: With Joshua building a demonic force to drive Eli to surrender her powers to him, Louise gathers her own band of powerful witches to stand with Eli. Meanwhile, Renee follows her heart instead of her head and returns to Joshua.