A mild-mannered doctor develops a taste for blood after the hiring of an assassin to kill his wife gets the attention of a gang of corrupt cops.

A sharp-shooting sheriff tracks down the con artist and his henchmen who took his hand in a poker game.

When two strangers come into her diner, a waitress suspects things are not as they appear and she learns to regret her inaction.

Upon their arrival in Flat Oak for a semi-centennial celebration, renowned shootist Mance Dixon and his friend Clabe run into a surviving victim of a vicious vigilante group known as The Tramplers. Offering her protection once in town, matters become complicated when a con artist posing as a mythologic killer lends his services to a large cattle baron heading the hired killers. After further run-ins with a demented family and a trio of scalphunter brothers, all roads lead back to Flat Oak for an inevitable massacre that will forever alter the fate of the once-peaceful town.

The movie follows Ewan. He is living with his Aunt and her family in Livermore for the summer before he goes to college. He is a hard-working and ambitious, wanting to go to college to study journalism. The story begins with Ewan interviewing members of the community. It's difficult because he is trying to get used to a new and uncomfortable hearing aid that he is obligated to wear. He attends a house party where he is introduced to many people, including a beautiful young lady that fascinates him. He struggles and is overwhelmed by the loud environment, but stands out as a local hero when the host is injured in a kitchen accident. Ewan begins a project to achieve his goals by interviewing members of the Livermore community. He talks to a variety of people, learning about the various struggles and passions of older generations and the points of view of the younger. But he faces troubles that he didn't expect and that put his ambitions to the test.