Rancher Garland Ware, favored by fortune in business and love, is engaged to the owner of the largest ranch in the area, Rebecca O'Shea. Between him and his friends, they have the little town of Burnside in their grasp. That is, until gunfighter Cotton Mallory shows up, a dead body across his saddle. Right behind him come the Brooks' family, challenging Ware's right to his ranch. What will it be: law and order or Western justice?