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. Written by David Bassler。在种族主义泛滥的美国南方小镇,所有的人都处于某种疯狂状态,而最后这种疯狂行径却给大家都带来了灾难,不管是白人黑人还是政府人员,似乎要摆脱这样的厄运要么是离开要么就是以暴制暴主动出击,要想等疯子们回头无疑是自掘坟墓。。影片根据真实事件改编的小说拍摄而成结尾部分震撼人心。。。。