Paladin is forced to gun down a wanted man, and as he lies dying, the man makes sure the rest of the posse hunting him knows that he's willed everything he owns to Paladin.

A puppeteer travels to Fort Pawnee to put on a show and picks up Paladin along the way. Paladin watches as the puppeteer puts on a show that General Croft, an Indian fighter running for President, will never forget.