When Wesley Sumner is released from prison, he and cellmate Corey Madison go in search of work as ranch hands. But their new-found freedom is short-lived when they are arrested for a crime they did not commit. And when Corey dies after a savage beating from their captors, Sumner vows revenge. After Wesley Sumner is released from prison, he and cellmate Corey Madison go in search of work as ranch hands. But their newfound freedom is short-lived when they are arrested for a crime they didn't commit. And when Corey dies after a savage beating from their captors, Sumner vows revenge. When he learns that the two deputies who beat Corey have lost their jobs and are now themselves on the run from the law, Sumner begins a long and dangerous journey, slowly but surely tracking down his friend's killers.