Coal miner Joshua Morgan managed to break away from the Barton family, to whom all the miners in the Appalachian Mountains are indebted. But it cost him his daughter, who was run down by a posse led by Thomas Barton while coming to collect Joshua's payment. Five years later, a young girl lands on his doorstep, and Joshua's desire to protect her from the Bartons increases his thirst for vengeance. His journey leads him to the truth about the day his daughter died, but when confronted by Thomas Barton himself, Joshua is forced to rethink the lies brewing in his heart. Can Joshua join forces with a man he once despised to free the miners and forge a future of peace?