Big winners at the Keno House are being killed and robbed on the way back to the their camps. Earp is unsure if it is crooked casino owners or someone else doing it. A volunteer comes forward to solve it but Earp is then faced with a mob.
Mrs. McGill resorts to guns to save their water and pasture for Hap Dorsett who she hopes will marry her daughter. Earp has warned her to call him instead but the situation becomes worse when people learn she has gold hidden on her farm.
After Bat's shirt sleeve is hit by a bullet from a gunman Earp had hit in the shoulder, Mayor Kelley tell Earp he must shoot to kill. Earp is later forced to kill a man which causes him to have second thoughts about his job.
A new Sheriff is elected urged by his family and girl friend to run. He thinks the job is serving papers while the dangerous part will be handled by Earp. The new sheriff learns differently when he is given papers to evict outlaw brothers.
Hardie is sent in when a stagecoach is robbed near the AZ/NM border. He discovers that the only thing taken was a scrappy dog and the dog collar may be evidence to prove a murder.