Dean Latimer has a reputation for being handy with both his fists and guns - and staying cool under fire. So when Marshal Konrad Ellington needs him to help Constance Dewitt prove her brother Sheldon innocent of a murder charge, he is the perfect man for the job. But the town of Baxterville is run by crooked men, with gunslingers backing their play; and when Latimer tries to save the innocent Sheldon, he ends up accused of murder and running for his life.