Hack Prine used to be a friend of Matt's, but he's in town now as a hired killer.
Los Angeles Dodgers coach Leo Durocher finds a new pitcher in Jethro.
Jim Courtright, a former sheriff, runs a protection racket in 1880's Texas and takes drastic measures when men refuse to pay. Matt and Margaret arrive after a railroad man is killed. Saloon owner Luke Short decides to stand up to Courtright.