The year is 1943. The place is the Gros Ventre river valley of central Montana. Andy Yarnell spent the first 14 years of his life here and then, with the death of his father, he and his mother became "town people." But now, at the age of 22 he is back, living amongst the people he knew as a kid except now, he is the county's deputy sheriff. There are those who think he's too young for the job. At times, Andy wonders if they aren't right. It is...