Framed for the killing of an assay agent in the Colorado town of Green Ridge, Morgan Silver escapes the lethal attentions of a vigilante mob by the skin of his teeth. With his new identity he heads south, but fate in the shape of the real killer appears, and thwarts his every move. Fortunately, Lady Luck steps in once again to aid the fugitive -- but he will need nerves of steel and a steady hand to clear his name ...