Texas Ranger Chet Hallam stayed behind when his family moved to Kansas. Five years later he rides north to pay them a visit and discovers that his father, the county sheriff, left town a month ago to track down a gang of outlaws and never returned. But before he can set out, he's facing flying lead in a place where hired killers and renegades have the upper hand. It's time for Chet to deal out some justice of his own, while he searches for the truth...