Hawkeye has tracked outlaw Simon Girty to Morristown but he and Chingachgook are turned away and told that the town is closed due to an outbreak of the black plague. Hawkeye decides to sneak in and see for himself.
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 saves prospector from angry trapers.