The Virginian looks for Stacey in a town where they are to finish up a cattle deal. His search results in finding Stacey in jail found guilty of murder. He is to hang the next morning forcing The Virginian to find the real killer fast.

While returning from Mexico on business for Shiloh, The Virginian is shot by a rustler while crossing a large Texas ranch. He recuperates with a Texas family but discovers he has become a pawn in a kidnapping plot and may have to face a deadly gauntlet