Far off in the West, bounty hunter Red Bill searches for the man who slew his mother; in nearby Greenvale, where it hasn't rained for years, local farmer Steve finds gold beneath his land; Sheriff McCoy comes upon a small fortune...
Red Bill travels the barren wastes with McCoy and Kurt; in Greenvale, Eve's struggle to maintain her business is threatened; Thompson's claim to Steve's land is taken up a notch.
Fifteen years earlier, Red Bill learns about being a man from a rugged Civil War veteran, Anderson; McCoy and his vile older brother, Bronson, must resort to increasingly dark means as they struggle to survive the desert.
In the wake of the shoot-offs with Bronson's men, Red Bill and McCoy must come together for a common goal; Thompson's pressure on Steve reaches a boiling point.
Red Bill and McCoy's quest for Bronson comes to a breaking point, as impossible decisions and realizations are made; Bronson takes a new step toward power; Steve faces Thompson in a final standoff.