"the American people are on a need-to-know basis and the 37th state of Genison is not something they need to know" - Jack McCraeLuke Sawyer is an ex-slave and former Union soldier-turned-lawman. Along with his partner, Jack McCrae, Luke is tasked with finding Charles Lee Ringo - a maniacal cult leader with a loyal army of disgruntled former confederates. In order to capture Ringo, the pair of lawmen must venture into the secret 37th state of Genison, a technologically advanced state populated by a telekinetic alien species.