On his annual trip to purchase breeding cows, TA Buck finds himself part of a last line of defense against a cattle baron, tyrant. Goodwell Franklin and his small army of cutthroat mercenaries, plot to turn a small town, Cripple Creek, into their own village of slave workers and businesses, to support his demented business scheme. Along with Franklin's own Indian servant, Sinopa, TA helps an old friend, Sheriff Stoney Bray, plot to put an end to the half-crazed cattle man's plans. A trail of death, cattle rustling, and a mysterious, knife-wielding killer, hold everyone in Cripple Creek hostage until the final bullet.