Judge Randolph Martin's past comes back to haunt deputy Bowie Tyler when Martin's old friend becomes a new enemy. Cyrus Valentine has kidnapped Daniel Martin, Randolph's son, and his pregnant wife and is holding the couple in captivity while he plots his vengeance for past wrongs. Bowie Tyler, armed with a U.S. Marshal's badge and a Colt revolver travels to the gold fields of eastern Oregon in a desperate quest to find the Martins before their baby is born and Valentine can affect his revenge.