An abusive father who forced him to learn about guns and fighting in the civil war as a teenager turned Border Smith into a bounty hunter. He loves his job. But then he falls in love with a whore named Claudette. She loves him as well and their desire to have normal lives seems impossible. But they try, and when trouble comes to their very door, they stop being nice and meet it head-on. A man who hunts and kills other men, and a whore; they know the odds are against them, but their love is something they can't and won't deny.