Noble Adams (Kris Kristofferson), legenday tracker and Indian fighter, is coaxed out of retirement to hunt down crazed killer and self-appointed "Anebging Angel" "Red Jack" Stilwell (Scott Wilson). Stilwell and his gang od renegades are terrorizing the country on a vicious rampage of killing, kidnapping, robbery and rape, leaving Adams no choice but to take up his gun and hunt them down. Against his better judgement, Adama allows his son Tom (Mark Moses) to ride with him in pursuit of the gang, revealing a steely-eyed ruthlessness his son has never seen. Together they confront the cold-blooded brutality of rival bounty hunters and the evil (Red Jack" Stilwell, as the harsh realities of the old West become apparent: It´s kill or be killed in a world where mercy is given at the risk of death.