'The reins of Satan are harnessed to the sins of violence... Civil War veteran Gabe McDermott has spent the last thirty years working as an enforcer for anyone who can pay. Desiring to escape his past and settle down, he turns in his young partner Hiram Miller for a $1,500 reward. However, when Hiram is hanged without a trial, the execution awakens Gabe's lost conscience. Memories from his former life return to haunt him, and his nerve fails - just when Satan decides to call...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.