In the late 1800s, Abby Walker is an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered in front of her while on their journey out West. After crossing paths with a lovable rogue name Hoyt, the two arrive in the frontier town of Independence, Texas seeking justice for her husband.

Now precariously aligned, Abby and Hoyt work to uncover the truth about the identity of Abby's husband's killer and vow to save Independence, where nothing is what it seems.