The town leaders of Morton's Cross are awaiting with trepidation the imminent release of Dan McCleery from prison. It is common knowledge that McCleery and his gang of outlaws will want to exact revenge on the townsfolk for incarcerating him five years earlier. But in planning to survive what could become an ugly siege, the town's leaders start falling out with each other. In desperation, they hire bounty hunter Todd McFarlane. For McFarlane to outwit the slippery McCleery, however, the leaders must first step up and face their demons...