The story is set in 1899 and follows the exploits of outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang, in a fictionalized representation of the Western, Midwestern, and Southern United States. Arthur must deal with the decline of the Wild West whilst attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other adversaries. Arthur think more of his family and he is loyal to what matters most.
Arthur with Micah, Dutch, John, Hosea and others doing various events, robs banks, raids trains and wagons, shoots gangs, like O'Driscolls, takes care of little Jack, hunts, tries to feed their settlement, and sees money so that one day he can left the gang and together with Abigail Marston and her son Jack and settle down. Arthur also had some time with Mary Linton. Arthur manages to raise a lot of money, but he can't just leave everyone to the Pinkertons, the final shootout comes, Arthur Morgan, Micah, Dutch, John, Hosea, Eagle Flies, Javier Escuella, Bill Williamson, Sadie Adler and other men from The Van der The Linde gang are fighting side by side for life and death with the Pinkertons. One by one, they die, only Sadie returns to their families, and says that no one survived, Abigail cries, out of nowhere, a bloody Arthur arrives on horseback.
