Having just graduated, two friends travel thousands of miles to Dawson City in the summer of 1897, to strike it rich by finding gold in the Klondike.

When his friend is murdered, William Haskell vows to see justice done. Meanwhile Father Judge is determined to see his church stand in downtown Dawson City.

Working his claim as the cold and diseases invade Dawson City, Bill Haskell desperately needs wood, and puts up his half of the claim as collateral to Belinda Mulrooney, who demands results within a week.

Haskell discovers gold in time to save his claim, but winter is closing in and typhus has hit many in Dawson City. There are still loose ends surrounding Epstein’s death, for those accused and in prison are not the killers of Haskell’s friend.

Haskell discovers the killer of his friend and is determined to hand out justice, while Belinda Mulrooney has successfully stymied the Count’s cash flow, to the chagrin of his henchmen.

Bill Haskell and the Count are both alone in sub-freezing temperatures Is the pursuit of riches worth dying for?