The sister of a prominent jewel dealer is accused of both shoplifting and murder.
A drifting cowboy steals an elderly rancher's youthful wife and then brutally informs her their romance is over.
Jess Harper is on his way back to Laramie after negotiating a large sale of cattle when his horse is stolen. Left afoot, the angry cowboy trails both horse and thief to Dry Springs.
Fran Ericson, a woman from Slim Sherman's past, arrives in Laramie with one agenda, to ruin the stage company that ruined her father.
Slim, Jess and Sheriff Corey shoot down an outlaw, who turns out to be a teenager. When the townspeople learn that their sheriff has been shooting children, they think it's time to replace him.