美國賓夕法尼亞州匹茲堡市一個平靜的小鎮，一如往常的早晨，五個人照常過日子，卻慘遭隨機射殺。所有證據都指向一個人：槍法神準的殺手，他前身是軍人，訓練有素的狙擊手。一個符合條件的嫌犯很快地遭到逮捕與拘提，但經過漫長的訊問之後警方卻問不出任何事。這名嫌犯只用手寫下了一個神祕的要求：「給我傑克·李奇」。誰是傑克？這問題令人費解。
A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple's money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman's parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back.
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
A group of youths terrorise their local town by torturing and killing random people. A group of mercenaries attempt to intervene.