In the spring of 1877, Bridget -- sixteen years old and already disillusioned after caring for her alcoholic father -- is orphaned while crossing the Kansas prairie. She arrives penniless in Dodge City, and, thanks to the allure of her bright red hair and country-girl beauty, is soon recruited to work at the Buffalo Queen, the only brothel in town run by women. Bridget takes to brothel life instantly, appreciating the good food, good pay, and good friendships she forms with her fellow 'sporting women,' even catching the eye of the town's Sheriff's Deputy, who offers the Queen protection and security. Then, Spartan Lee -- the most legendary (and only) female gunfighter in the region -- rides into town, and Bridget falls in love.