Joe Kettle needs all the grit he's inherited from his father and his father before him: Wilshaw Broome, formerly of the Standing K ranch, has hired gunmen to seize Kettle's domain. Joe sets out to regain his birthright with Hector Chaf and Ben McGovren -- each one with reason for facing overwhelming opposition ... They'll play a waiting game, use hidden trails along the Rio Bonito and, when the time is right, they'll meet force with force and guns with guns.