While on the trail of the murderous coward, Missouri Jake, JT Winters finds himself in the small mining town of Temptation. Against his better judgment, JT agrees to help track down a killer who is terrorizing the town. He soon finds himself teamed up with the last person he would have expected, Sheriff Steve Mossman. As the bodies pile up, JT and Mossman struggle to not only find the killer, but also to find a way to work together. Is the killer the town drunk, one of the men trying to acquire the mining rights in the town, or is it someone closer than they believe? All the while, JT continues to struggle with his true identity. Is he the loving father and husband his wife believed him to be, or is he destined to be the Angel of Death, destined to spread bloodshed, death, and shattered lives wherever the trail leads him?