Fur trader McKenzie initiates a war between the Hurons and the nearby settlement.
Hawkeye and Chingachgook are given authority to investigate the claims that servants are being sold into bondage. They learn that an unscrupulous farmer is behind the illegal transactions.
Hawkeye and Chingachgook try to help a young Indian boy who has been raised by the white man. They learn that the youngster is really the son of a Cree chief.
After rescuing an elderly white woman from the Indian warriors, Hawkeye and Chingachgook learn that she has been a slave since her husband was killed, 18 years previous.
