Attempting to deliver serum to a plague-stricken planet, a pilot and his crew crash land on an unknown moon. Bitten by an alien spider while fixing the ship, the pilot's mind wanders between alternate realities.
Blacksmith Aaron Fremont advertises for a Mail Order Bride to end his loneliness. She arrives with her son and a hidden past. Aaron's situation becomes increasingly complex when a dark object from his past also appears The Dead Man's Gun.