Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
In a moment of desperation, Ruby Chase makes a vow of servitude to a monster (Frank). She breaks her vow by committing suicide, setting Frank on a course of bloody revenge against the people she loved the most.