The year is 1901. Determined to set out on his own and see what remains of the untamed west, the now twenty-one-year-old Andrew Thompson, accepts a job with an aging rancher in southern Colorado. He quickly discovers long days filled with hard work, which challenge his resolve. Just as a friendship with the irascible old rancher begins to take shape, a tragic event occurs one night, which changes everything. Alone and afraid, Andrew flees further west to avoid the men sent to hunt him down for a crime he did not commit. Along the way, Andrew encounters Jeb Slate, a war veteran and boxcar...