影片故事以1886年新墨西哥州为背景。詹纽瑞·琼斯饰演一位年轻寡妇,她的丈夫被一个大农场主谋害,为了报仇,她冒着所有风险踏上复仇之路。艾德·哈里斯在片中将饰演一名司法长官,帮助詹纽瑞达成复仇的心愿。In the late 1800's, a beautiful former prostitute is trying to build an honest life with her husband in the rugged plains of New Mexico. When she catches the eye of a sadistic and powerful religious leader, her life is violently turned upside down. She embarks on a bloody course of vengeance with the assistance of a renegade sheriff who has pretty violent tendencies of his own.