Drifter Jess Harper arrives at the Sherman ranch and relay station, owned by Slim Sherman and his 12-year-old brother Andy. Soon they and their hired hand, Jonesy, are held captive by an outlaw and his gang, trying to kidnap a Judge and rescue one of their gang. After it's resolved, will Jess drift on, or stay at the Sherman ranch?

When a woman shoots the son of Chief, all of the stagecoach passengers must remain at the Sherman ranch and defend themselves as best they can. One of the passengers is a disgraced former Army Major who was court martialed and made to resign for an offense he didn't commit.