For five years, Nathan Partridge languished in the Arizona Territorial Prison. All he needed was his wife and the $80,000 he had left in the stash after the robbery. But one day he learns that his house has burned down, and his wife along with him. He escapes from prison to take what is rightfully his. However, he finds out that the money has disappeared. The tracks lead to Grandfather Creek - and perhaps to his wife, who is not as dead as he thought. Partridge's difficult path is stained with blood, as he is pursued by thugs, bounty hunters, and lawmen. He is pursued by a ruthless federal marshal and two crazed Virginia killers whose favorite prey is man. But Partridge's most desperate enemy is his sadistic, homicidal father...