Beating Back

Summary

Al Jennings, a sharp‑tongued attorney from Oklahoma whose lineage includes a venerated judge, is thrust into a vortex of vengeance after his brother Ed is gunned down in the back by two hired killers. The murder ignites a fury that is only amplified when Al is falsely implicated in a robbery, prompting a frantic flight from a relentless posse that riddles him with bullets. Though grievously wounded, he eludes capture, steals a country store as a symbolic act of retribution, and soon amasses a ragtag outlaw band headquartered at the notorious Spike S Ranch. With the local sheriff tightening the noose, Al and his steadfast sibling Frank plot one final, audacious heist before abandoning Oklahoma forever, a desperate gambit that fuses familial loyalty, moral ambiguity, and the mythic allure of the American frontier.

Synopsis

Oklahoma lawyer Al Jennings, whose father was a famous and respected judge, is enraged at the murder of his brother Ed, shot in the back by two killers. As if that wasn't enough, he finds himself falsely accused of robbery, and while escaping those phony charges he is chased and shot by a posse. Although wounded, he manages to elude the posse but takes his revenge by robbing a country store. It's not long before he has his own outlaw gang, with headquarters at the Spike S Ranch. A local sheriff is determined to capture him, so Al and his brother Frank make plans for one last, big robbery before leaving Oklahoma forever.