As America celebrates her centennial in the summer of 1876, the gold rush in the Dakota Territory of Deadwood Gulch draws an eclectic crowd of villains and heroes. There are those who want to seek their fortune, and those who will do anything to destroy them. Traveling photographer Niles Dewy sets out with his business partner, Rubee, to photograph the excitement-and do a little business on the side. It doesn't take long for his new friend and traveling companion Sarah Culbert to discover Mr. Dewy isn't everything he seems, especially when they have a strange encounter with Sheriff Clay involving the Yellow Doll. But Sarah has a few secrets of her own ...The group arrives in Deadwood, and Niles crosses paths once more with Wild Bill Hickok. But Hickok's death starts a chain reaction that has explosive results. With the law closing in and a host of unsavory characters just waiting to destroy him, Niles's run of good luck is about to expire, and only time will tell if he'll survive.