World War I is over and Ellis Bando returns to his small Texas town broken physically and emotionally. Haunted by the brutality of his wartime experiences, his efforts to resume his life as a rancher are slow and difficult. He hopes marrying Maria and starting a family will help. In a fight he doesn't start, he critically wounds the son of the richest man in the county. Then, there is a terrible accident. Or, is it revenge? Gambling everything, Ellis risks his life and his family's safety. Driven to discover the truth.