▁by ▁the ▁trag ic ▁events ▁that ▁occur ▁at ▁Or rin ' s ▁wed ding . ▁Tell ▁( Sam ▁Elli ott ) ▁is ▁a ▁mountain ▁man ▁who ▁hasn ' t ▁seen ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁almost ▁ten ▁years , ▁Or rin ▁( Tom ▁S elle ck ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁law man ▁now ▁looking ▁to ▁sett le ▁down ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁Ty rel ▁( J eff ▁O ster h age ) ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁brother ▁who ▁is ▁very ▁good ▁with ▁a ▁revol ver . ▁At ▁the ▁wed ding , ▁Long ▁H igg ins ▁( James ▁O ' Con nell ), ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁Or rin ▁had ▁previously ▁killed ▁arriv es ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ceremony ▁and ▁holds ▁Or rin ▁at ▁gun point . ▁Long ▁pull s ▁the ▁trigger , ▁but ▁Or rin ' s ▁f ian c ée ▁gets ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁and ▁is ▁shot ▁and ▁killed . ▁Ty rel ▁arriv es ▁and ▁sho ots ▁Long ▁dead . ▁ ▁Having ▁killed ▁a ▁man , ▁Ty rel ▁cle ars ▁out ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁heads ▁west . ▁Following ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Or rin ' s ▁f ian c ée , ▁his ▁mother ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁Ty rel ▁and ▁find ▁Tell , ▁and ▁to ▁go ▁start ▁a ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Tell ▁has ▁found ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁min ing ▁camp ▁in ▁U val de , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁card ▁game , ▁Tell ▁acc uses ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁men , ▁Wes ▁Big el ow , ▁of