在这部誓言剧情/动作/西部片中," 塔特是个重犯，在押送的途中，被他的同伙霍根救下。前警长马特知道后，立刻去追捕。扔下妻子和儿子在家。马特没想到，为了报仇，塔特竟然直奔他的家中，杀死他的妻儿。塔特继续潜逃，马特追到埃斯奎索，希望能在那里找到塔特。
艾迪的农场要保不住了，小镇上的恶霸霍恩先生要抢占他的农场。为了找人帮他，他只身跑到埃斯奎索，没想到在塔特和马特的枪战中毙命。
马特愧疚，来到艾迪家，帮助艾迪保住家园。恶棍霍恩在警长蒙特罗的帮助下，找到塔特，他要强行抢占艾迪的农场。
马特带着大家与霍恩的人应战，没想到塔特竟然抓住了艾迪的外甥，塔特威胁马特，要杀死他…"
A escaped prisoner kills the wife and son of a former sheriff, Matt Austin, who sent him to jail long ago. Austin rides in pursuit and locates his quarry in a small town saloon. During the ensuing gunfight, an innocent bystander is shot and the murderer escapes. As a penance, the ex-lawman agrees to help the dead rancher's wife fend off a land baron's attempt to steal her property for its valuable water rights.
复仇之路也有一百万条。
