1950: The Rusting hulk of a stream locomotive is raised from the depths of a Montana lake. Inside are three bodies, a bloody clue to a fortune lost for over forty years... 1906: For two years banks across the western United States have been living in terror of the Butcher Bandit. This cold-blooded bank robber empties safes and murders all witnesses, vanishing without trace. In desperation, the US government calls in Isaac Bell, the best detective in the country.