Chicago, 1871. The city blazes, and amid the chaos, a boy stands alone: young David Murphy. Through his eyes, witness a journey from desperate youth to one of the Wild West?s deadliest gunmen. To tell Murphy?s tale, an ambitious writer of Western lore steps forward. Vernon Shields, hungry for a story to cement his legacy, meets a man known only as Longhair and secures the chance to chronicle his life.