In the spring of 1892 tough Chicago cop Mike McGhan is sent west to bring back an escaped fugitive who is accused of killing the wife of a prominent politician. On the long train ride he has plenty of time to wonder why a seemingly naïve young man like Sean Daugherty would commit such a crime and how he had the savvy to escape from the Cook County jail.
In the spring of 1892 tough Chicago cop Mike McGhan is sent west to bring back an escaped fugitive who is accused of killing the wife of a prominent politician. On the long train ride he has plenty of time to wonder why a seemingly naïve young man like Sean Daugherty would commit such a crime and how he had the savvy to escape from the Cook County jail.