Dane Kramer looks forward to the day when his Oklahoma cattle ranch will truly be his - on strings attached. With only one more payment to make and a buyer in Omaha ready to pay top dollar. for a herd of Herefords, he should finally have the banker Earl Throckmorton off his back. But Earl has a plan to keep the sprawling ranch for himself. If he has his way, Dane's herd will never make it across the Omaha Trail - and Dane won't make it home alive.... Up against Earl's hired gang of outlaws, Dane must do whatever it takes to bring in the herd - but Earl has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. Planting one of his own men among Dane's newly hired team of cowhands could be just the insurance Earl needs....