Jerd Galway had been convicted of a stagecoach robbery he didn't commit. He had escaped on his way to prison and was headed back to Eden Canyon to find the man he believed was responsible for the robbery and his conviction when he encounters Namacho, chief of the Chiricahua Apaches. Captured at the age of two, Jerd had lived with the Chiricahua for twelve years before being repatriated by the army. During that time he and Namacho had roamed together and become blood-brothers. Aware of Jerd's problems with the whites, Namacho offered Jerd to take back his Apache name and ride with him on his mission to destroy the settlers in Eden Canyon.