Eski Konfederasyon subayı John Chandler, İç Savaş'tan sonra oğlu David ve sadık köpeğiyle birlikte Illinois'e taşınır. Umutsuzca oğluna yardım edebilecek yetenekli bir doktor arıyor. Çünkü David savaş sırasında annesinin öldürülmesini izlemek zorunda kalmış ve şoktan sesini kaybetmiştir. Çiftlik sahibi Linda Moore, ikisine yardım etmeye çalışır. Kendi başına yeterince sorunu var, çünkü açgözlü bir rakip onu evinden ve bahçesinden mahrum etmek için hiçbir yolu esirgemez.
In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but their quest for justice puts them both in danger.
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.
When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.