On an autumn day in 1890, Alice Butler and her sister Nora arrive in Denver, hopeful for a new life far from Ireland. That same day, two young Irishmen—Thomas Quinn, a principled carpenter, and Emmett Kelly, a cunning butcher—step off the same train. Over the years, their lives intertwine in love, conflict, and alliances that reshape their fates.
As personal trials unfold against the backdrop of sweeping social and economic change, the four must navigate ambition, loyalty, and betrayal. A devastating clash threatens to tear their world apart, testing their dreams and resolve in ways they never imagined.
Through heartbreak and resilience, their journey reveals the true cost of progress—and the unyielding power of hope in the face of adversity.