A desperate cowboy offers Sheriff Jeremiah Jameson a dangerous job of protecting the cowboys and the herd from violent rustlers. The cowboys were attacked the previous year, on the same route, so they believe they'd meet trouble. After finishing the job, Jameson meets a man in a nearby town that brings up a horrific episode from his past, pitting him against someone that could easily take his life. With no hope to escape, Jameson must do as the man...