Fri, Sep 18, 1998
Phineas Newman is a professional hangman who takes his job very serious. Using precise measurements, weight and mathematical equations, he insures the condemned's neck is snapped immediately, resulting in instant death. Depressed and lonely, he is considered a pariah by all he comes into contact with, until the Dead Man's Gun falls into his possession. He comes to believe he has the power to decide when to take life, and when not to. Deciding to spare a Reverend he thinks is actually innocent lands him on the gallows himself, but does that mean he will hang?