After two years on the road| bushranger Ben Hall considers surrendering to the law when his old friend John Gilbert entices him back into the game. Taking on a fresh recruit John Dunn| the gang ride again| before long becoming the most wanted men in the British Empire. When they are declared outlaw| the three decide to flee the colony forever. As Ben Hall seeks to make peace with his tortured past| the their trusted friend becomes a police informant. They set a cunning trap for the outlaws| and on the cold morning of May 5th 1865| Ben Hall emerges alone from his camp... and walks into legend forever.