William Layton

In 17th-century Salem, Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A because she is an adulteress, with a child out of wedlock. For seven years, she has refused to name the father. A vigorous older stranger arrives, recognized by Hester but unknown to others as her missing husband.

A gunslinger begins to develop a conscience after a ruthless landowner hires him and his brother to kill the leaders of a local labor movement.