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Arrested for a stagecoach robbery involving his murderous father, Kid Cody escapes from jail (with help from a mysterious man dressed in black) and pursues an honest life. But danger lurks in every step of this convoluted, action-packed Western-meets-supernatural story, as Cody is kept in constant fear of his no-good pa, who's after a treasure map of the fabled city of El Dorado.