Ever since Lt. Smith joined Col. Courtney's command, unexplained Indian deaths have increased, threatening to ignite a war between the colonial forces and the Iroquois nation.
Hawkeye and Chingachgook call on Ben Franklin for help to prevent a dictator from taking over a frontier town.
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.