A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texas. Conclusion.
Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.
A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.
Larry McMurtry's saga opens with two former Texas Rangers beginning a cattle drive to Montana.