A stranger rides into town, playing jokes on the locals and a story about Johnny's dad who he always believed was shot by raiders. The story he's told causes him to quit his job until Troop discovers the real history his deputy never knew.

A vilified man is in Laramie. It's up to Troop to get Bob Ford on the 4pm train before he is killed or lynched by the good citizens, who have nothing good even to sing about him.