Max Beck, the son of a traveling salesman, is a sharp shooter, sleight of hand artist, acrobat and cardshark. Max thinks he lives a normal life until a chain of events are set in motion that changes his life as he once knew it.

Max's year long exile when he learns he must reach Deadwood before the Fourth of July or his girlfriend, Patience will die. As he races for home he is hunted by a posse and tossed in jail. Max's uncle is on his way to help him out but it doesn't look like he will make it in time.