Jerry Sutton is wounded while helping
Buck Gallagher's outlaw gang get some of its members out of jail.
He is rescued by his friend, Kent Rogers, who helps him recover from
his wounds. The town forms a vigilante group under the
leadership of Collins, an unscrupulous authority figure, and intends
to rout Gallagher's gang out of the area.
Kent joins the vigilantes, but reluctant
to hunt down his own friend, he convinces Jerry to take a job
leading a wagon train to Arizona. The train owners distrust
Jerry, however, and continue on their own trail until they are
attacked by bandits. Kent is suspected of involvement in the
robbery, and the vigilantes bring him back to town. However,
when he proves his innocence, they insist he bring in Jerry.
After Kent finds Jerry at his girlfriend
Lupita's house, Gallagher shows up with the loot from the robbery
and he and Kent fight. Gallagher's face is shot off with his
own rifle, and seeing an opportunity to clear Jerry, Kent puts
Jerry's clothes on the body just before the vigilantes arrive.
The group decides to discontinue their search after seeing what they
believe is Jerry's body, and Kent and Jerry are free to leave for
Arizona, where they plan to make a new beginning.