We are in Legend, New Mexico, back in the lawless days of the Old West. Years ago, the violent lowlife Will Tunney (Angus Macfadyen) killed the town preacher. Now the preacher's son James (Justin Ament) has become a bounty hunter, and he's come back to Legend seeking revenge. But he finds that the thuggish Tunney of old has transformed himself into Legend's slick and prosperous mayor, surrounded by brutal henchmen and seemingly untouchable.