A wife hires Paladin to ride out with her husband Tim to bring in a gang of outlaws, just like Tim did eleven years ago with another gang. However, Paladin soon realizes that Tim's reputation isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

Paladin's job takes him to Deerfield, where the townspeople have an "arrangement" with the local rancher. His cowhands do what they want, and the townspeople stay out of their way. When the cowhands go after Paladin, he has his own way of handling the agreement.