Will Savage hits the trail to smoke out Aubrey Roan, the cold-blooded killer of Marshal Joe Freeman--to reward Roan for the killing. Roan's brother, John Castledine,own marshal of Buffalo Flats, Kansas, believes Savage only wants to collect bounty for bringing his brother in for trial. Also, Savage faces the Barefoot clan, accused of "killin' our kin," renews a relationship with Meg McGraff. A tale of two strong men taking different roads to accomplish the same end.