Walt longmire has been sheriff of absaroka county, wyoming, for almost a quarter of a century, but when he joins his good friend henry standing bear on a trip to the city of brotherly love to see his daughter, cady, he's...Walt longmire has been sheriff of absaroka county, wyoming, for almost a quarter of a century, but when he joins his good friend henry standing bear on a trip to the city of brotherly love to see his daughter, cady, he's in for a shock. Walt hasn't even put his boots up when cady is viciously attacked and left near death on the steps of the franklin institute.