Two women show up at a beauty parlor and find out they share the same name, address, and husband. When the supposed bigamist is killed, the way a candle burns becomes a clue to the mystery.
Harry Bright and Chuck Clark were once best friends and business partners until Margaret entered the picture. Margaret was a much younger woman on the make who entranced Chuck into marrying her. When Margaret is found shot to death, Harry is arrested for the crime but the more Perry digs into the victim's past the more convoluted things get.
A young woman, deserted by her bridegroom, is charged with the murder of his uncle.
Jim Hardie hears about renegade Indians who are getting their guns from someone around St. Joseph, Missouri.
When a man who saved Jess's life in the past arrives riding with a female preacher, Jess tries to avoid him but to no avail.
