During his birthday celebration, Socrates mysteriously disappears. Brisco, Bowler and Whip follow the trail to the strange town of Midnightville. They found out that Socrates was a lawyer there, and one case he took was of the local undertaker, Donald Grayson, who was executed for killing his wife.

In part 2, Brisco and Bowler manage to escape the firing squad by faking their deaths. Unfortunately, their ploy doesn't last long and the megalomaniacal General Quarry sends Colonel March and a squad of elite trackers on their trail.