Bella confronts her fiancé Gerald, accusing him of bringing her out west only to sell her to a brothel to settle his debts. Gerald dismisses her, stating her broke family cannot help her. When Bella tries to escape, Gerald orders his men to catch her. She flees onto land controlled by a feared man named Callahan, but Gerald, undeterred, vows that no one will stop him from getting his money, as his men pursue her.