Jack McGill was a tough young cowboy with a devil may care attitude and a rock steady rifle. He was riding away from a long winter at a line shack in the high foothills. He had six months pay and a keen interest in a few days of drinking and carousing before he set out in search of another cow-puncher job. Life was not very complicated and life was pretty darned good. Jack's vision of the future was limited to some cold beers and at least a kiss from a pretty girl. When Jack rode into the sleepy little town of Southfork that bright spring morning he came upon a robbery in progress. As a witness to bank robbery and murder the young cowhand made the impulsive decision to get involved, changing his life and the lives of many others. Jack is a little surprised to find that he is very cool and efficient in a deadly gun battle.In a grateful little town he figures that a hero's reward should amount to a heck of a vacation from the rigors of the range.