In Montana, the Hayden name is law. It carries an aura of privilege and power that doesn't stop at the Montana border. When the Hayden boys, Wesley and Frank, take an ill-fated hunting trip, they learn the implications of the Hayden name, even outside the jurisdiction and on the wrong side of the law.
In a series of episodes dating from 1899, Watson lays bare the Hayden family's early years. From hard-bitten, blustery patriarch of Gail Hayden, Sheriff Hayden's spirited wife and moral compass, their lives provide the startling backdrop to the story of Montana 1948.