 Pepe Lorca arrives in a small town in the middle of a blizzard to a less than pleasant reception in the local saloon. One of the locals says he s him before but leaves the saloon before trouble starts. Lorca loses his gun in a poker game at which point the same local return with a sheriff s poster: Lorca is a wanted man with a $5000 reward on his head. Seeing no way out, Lorca auctions himself to the highest bidder, offering to turn himself in without a fuss. His plan is to spend the money and have a good time before he meets the hangman. Turns out he killed one of the saloon girl s husband some time ago and she has something else in mind. But Lorca really who he says he is?