A handsome Italian count arrives in North Fork. The town bully ridicules his manner of speech and dress and provokes the Count to challenge him to a duel. Lucas, who has befriended the Count, is asked to serve as his second.
When Mark tries to play Cupid between Lucas and a pretty young stranger who arrives in North Fork, the girl's two older brothers accuse him of trifling with her affections and challenge him to fight them both.
Dodge City merchants unite against possible violence as the cowboys celebrate the end of the roundup.
An outlaw tries to live honestly, but still faces danger when Matt come to his town with a warrant.
Seeking refuge from a storm, Festus Hagen stumbles into a cave where an old Indian lies dying.