Clint Adams is having a fine time in San Francisco, enjoying the high-stakes poker, fancy eateries, and fast women...until he meets up with Toshiro Matsu, a samurai in California on a sacred quest.

It seems a couple of desperadoes have stolen the Emperor of Japan's ceremonial sword, and they're in the city to sell it to a crooked collector. Now it's up to the Gunsmith to track down the historic relic. But someone wants to stop him dead-and there are no rules in this lethal game of hide-and-seek