As the town doctor, Madison Butler receives the 'Dead Man's Gun' as payment for his services from a grateful patient. When a known killer by the name of Dalton Coe rides into town and is wounded in a gunfight, Madison takes him into his home to nurse him back to health. The citizens of the town are adamant about hanging him, forcing Madison to take precautions to protect Coe so long as he is under his care. As he does so, Madison discovers a deep, dark secret concerning Dalton Coe, the townsfolk, and his wife, Anna.
—Clintessence