Martin Kalek and his gang kidnap Judge Garth for ransom. The Virginian pays the ransom, but the kidnappers refuse to release the Judge until they are able to escape into Idaho. The kidnappers head off, pursued not only by the Shiloh hands but also separately by Kalek's former crony Sharkey, who is out for revenge on the criminal.

Tabby McCallum, beautiful but cruel teenage daughter of Tucker McCallum, is banned by The Virginian from Shiloh after she kills a steer "by mistake." With the unwitting help of her fiance, Dan Flood, Tabby sets off a tragic chain of events.