Border marshal Rafe Monrow is in the deadly El Diabolo desert, fleeing the ruthless Ford Cable and his cohorts ... Three days earlier, Monrow had ridden into the seemingly peaceful town of Panhandle - but Panhandle is home to a dangerous band of smugglers and before Monrow knows what is happening, every gun is aimed at him. Now the man with the tin star pinned to his chest fears for his survival. It seems his hunters like nothing more than shooting stars ...