Not only does Valentine Casey (Dwight Yoakam) have trouble escaping his past, but also when it comes to visit him, it's usually with guns blazing. As the steadfast upholder of the law in 1900s Arizona, Valentine leads a good life in a small town -- which unfortunately comes to a halt when his no-good family arrives and kills some innocent people. After moving to a new place and trying to restart things, pursuing a woman named Adalyne (Bridget Fonda) along the way, his clan tracks him down again.