Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.

Sam Elliott
as Marshall Bill Speakes

Craig Sheffer
as Jack Cooper

Linda Fiorentino
as Sarah O'Rourke

Frank Whaley
as Walter Cooper

John Furlong
as Zeb Hollister

Bradley Whitford
as Tommy Donnelly

Gretchen Becker
as Con Woman in Saloon

Robin Westphal
as Mamie Hollister

Cecile Krevoy
as Con Woman in Saloon

Andrea Camarena-Lindsay
as Katrin