Dead in Tombstone

Dead in Tombstone

Year: 2013

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Roel Reiné

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After being fatally shot while trying to free his half-brother from prison, outlaw Guerrero Hernandez makes a deal and returns from the dead seeking vengeance. He unleashes a fiery quest for retribution, determined to punish those responsible for his demise and liberate his sibling.

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1

Red Cavanaugh's execution and jailbreak

On the gallows at dawn in Edendale, Red Cavanaugh speaks with chilling calm, promising that every man at the gallows will die before sunrise. Moments later, the Blackwater gang arrives, slaughters the guards, and frees Red before vanishing into the morning light. The town reels as the escape signals the start of a bloody plan.

Dawn Edendale, Colorado (gallows area)
2

The bank vault plan is revealed

Red explains to Guerrero that Edendale's bank vault holds gold ore tied to a mining dispute. Guerrero agrees to steal the ore, but only if deaths are kept to a minimum. The alliance is forged on a knife-edge.

Next day morning Edendale bank
3

The bank robbery and Guerrero's betrayal

During the bank robbery, Red turns violent and convinces the others to shoot Guerrero. Guerrero is shot, and his comrades turn on him one by one. The betrayal ruptures the plan and seals Guerrero's fate.

Day of the robbery Edendale bank
4

Guerrero's descent into Hell and bargain

Guerrero dies in the aftermath of the betrayal and finds himself in Hell, where he meets Lucifer. The demon offers a stark bargain: return to Earth to kill his six betrayers within 24 hours. The clock begins ticking as the vow is sealed.

Immediately after death Hell
5

Guerrero returns to life in Tombstone

One year passes before Guerrero awakens back in a town that now bears his memory as Tombstone. He carries the vow to kill his betrayers and the weight of Hell's bargain. The world he returns to is changed, but his resolve remains.

One year later Tombstone
6

Ramos's farm encounter with a mortal stranger

Ramos returns to his farm and finds two workers slain by a mortal stranger. He steels himself for the confrontation, sensing Guerrero's return without knowing all the details. The hunter's presence hints at a reckoning to come.

Soon after Guerrero's return Ramos's farm
7

Guerrero kills Ramos and prepares the six coffins

Guerrero confronts Ramos, who realizes the stranger before him is the revenant. Ramos is killed, and Guerrero crafts six pine coffins, placing Ramos in one as a grim omen for the others. The grim display signals the count of Red's circle is shrinking.

Immediately after confrontation Ramos's farm / cemetery
8

Slaughterhouse siege and the killer's trail

At a slaughterhouse, Baptiste and Darko face Guerrero's approach. A brutal siege ensues and Guerrero kills Baptiste; Darko warns that a mysterious killer is wiping out their enemies. Washington is sent to the mine to safeguard profits.

Same day as Ramos death Slaughterhouse, Edendale
9

Saloon shootout and Red's horse trap

The gang converges on the saloon where Guerrero is cornered in a brutal firefight. Calathea, widow of the former sheriff, moves to shoot Red, but Guerrero stops her; Red's horse tramples him in the ensuing panic. Father Paul arrives and explains Guerrero's strange return.

During the siege Saloon, Edendale
10

Calathea joins Guerrero on the trek to the mine

Calathea is moved by Guerrero's plight and joins him; together they set off toward the mine to recover Guerrero's body and confront Red's gang. They face a perilous journey as the pursuit for the gold intensifies.

Immediately after Saloon events Toward the mine, Edendale
11

Judah Clark's betrayal inside the mine

Inside the mine, marshal Judah Clark is revealed to be aiding Red to gain access to the gold. Betrayal compounds the danger as Red and his remaining men prepare for a final confrontation. Guerrero's group retrieves his body and braces for the inevitable clash.

Mid-mine confrontation Mine, Edendale
12

Final skirmish with Snake and mortal wounds

Guerrero kills Snake with a direct shot to the eye, but is himself shot down. Calathea is captured, and Lucifer returns Guerrero to life with one hour still on the clock. The looming deadline tightens the tension before the final showdown.

During the mine confrontation Mine, Edendale
13

Final duel between Red and Guerrero

With a mob closing in, Red abducts Calathea and faces Guerrero in a climactic duel that becomes brutal hand-to-hand combat. Lucifer cheats with seconds to spare, keeping Guerrero's fate in limbo as the fight rages on. The outcome hinges on the clock and the demon's intervention.

Just before the timer ends Duel site near Edendale
14

Guerrero’s fate and the debt of Hell

Guerrero emerges victorious just as the timer expires, but his fate isn't settled by a simple win. Inside the church, Lucifer explains that Guerrero must keep killing outlaws to settle his debt to Hell. Guerrero rides off into the countryside, a lone hunter answering the next bounty, leaving Edendale momentarily safe.

Immediately after duel Church in Edendale; countryside

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