When a thunderstorm forced the stage to make an unscheduled stop in Ferry Town, Carter Malone reckoned the delay gave him more time to prepare himself for a difficult return to Lonesome, a town in which he has a past. But he hadn't counted on Bart Merrill riding into town. A fierce gunfight erupted that left seven men dead, including Marshal McKinney, who with his dying breath entrusted Carter with the task of taking his mysterious prisoner...