A family of outlaws poses trouble for Hardie.
Hardie helps an outlaw go straight.
Between the scorching desert and ruthless trail pirates, wagon train after wagon train are destroyed. The unique method the pirates use to lure the wagons astray puts Bat Masterson on the track of a monstrous conspiracy.
General Moran seeks Bat's help when he wagers a railroad that his Bluegrass thoroughbred can beat Colonel Pierce's quarter horse in a race where the winner takes all.