Matthew Jennings returns to Snake Ridge to reconcile with his respectable family - and finds his brother lying dead. To track down the killer, he secures a position as deputy town marshal; but when he follows the evidence, it leads to a man who must be innocent: his own father. Even worse, a feuding outlaw gives him an ultimatum to leave town by noon, or die ... Matthew's resolve to turn his back on his past will be tested to breaking point before he faces a high noon showdown.