Montana 1877 Ethan, loner, Indian fighter, has been scouting for the union a year after the death of Custer. Been up there four years and had a gutful, receives a letter from his niece Debbie, asking him to return to Texas. She is getting married, he is her only kin, some say he could be her father, he courted her mother Martha before she married his brother Aaron. On his journey south, Ethan teams up with the young Clancy brothers. After four years apart, meeting Debbie is an emotional affair. A murder raid on Debbie\'s wedding day ignites a series of events that pushes Ethan to his limits trying to save this community of homesteads.