short synopsis

Dawn of Conviction is a four-chapter Western following the exploits of The London Gang. From their start as a close family of loggers to their career as gun slinging bandits fighting the law and each other, the three young men try to make their way through 1880 Dakota Territory. Each chapter poses questions about relationships: what keeps people together and what pulls them apart? Every member of the London Gang must answer these questions and discover their own convictions.

 

long synopsis

Chapter 1: Howahkan, a Lakota Native American, banished from his tribe, must find help when his younger brother Misoun becomes ill. Surprised, he comes across a pioneer woman living alone in the black hills who nurses his brother back to health. Trouble enters when they are kidnapped at gunpoint. Nearby, three Minnesotan brothers Jacob, Beau and Colin London are traveling through the black hills in search of riches and a better life when they come across the Lakota and their captors. The brothers are forced to cross a line in which they can never go back.

Chapter 2: Jacob, the eldest of the London brothers, has watched as his determined brother Beau has assumed leadership of the gang. Worried that Beau’s reckless obsession with power and fast money is jeopardizing the future of the group, Jacob attempts to convince his youngest brother Colin to take a stand. When Colin, is injured as a result of Beau’s leadership, Jacob is forced to take a stand alone. Torn between family loyalty and feelings of betrayal Jacob decides the fate of the gang.

Chapter 3: After a stretch of murders and robberies, Beau London finds himself in the unsympathetic hands of lawman Taylor Combs, contemplating his impending death. A chance encounter with Jacob London leads the lawman Taylor to realize how complicated the situation with Beau London actually is, and soon discovers he is not immune from this tangled web.

Chapter 4: Beau London wants vengeance. Grief stricken by the death of his younger brother and betrayed by his older brother, Beau is out to enact justice. Jacob London, uncertain if Beau made it to the gallows, tracks down the one man assured to know, Beau’s jailer Taylor Comb. The London Gang, now in shambles waits to see if Beau London will return and convict them for their sins.