On the night young Jed Harmon leaves his home town of Beavers Creek, he vows never to return. A search for a new life lay ahead of him. Meeting up with some cowboys and getting a job on a cattle drive, Jed reckons life has never been so good. However, on reaching Parson's Creek, the Sheriff is looking for a young outlaw that resembles Jed. Is Jed about to face the hangman? What secret has he kept from his good friends Steve, Henry and Joshua? Jed's new life is about to take a tumble that could lead him to an early grave.