Over 500 years ago an ancient order was formed to deal with those corrupted individuals in authority that could not be policed through said authority. And so they formed The Court of the Black Hood as a governing board and they created 3 agent positions to be their men in the field. This team consisting of the Executioner, the Headsman and the Hangman, are called The Gallows Men. The story also follows the journey of supernatural serial killer Patrick O'Leary in his journey of self discovery.