A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed. He takes one of the horses to ride to town to report the massacre, but finds himself accused of it. He also finds himself accused of the murder of the local banker, and winds up hiding in the basement of a house where the local sheriff, who is very sick, lives with his daughter.

在一次钓鱼之旅中，哈里·鲍德温和家人听到一声爆炸声，意识到洛杉矶已被核弹袭击夷为平地。到处都是抢劫者和杀手。他和家人逃到山上，开始在这个世界上生存下去，他知道，人类的旧理想将是第一个牺牲品。

High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal