On a trail drive to Abilene, Brad Tucker, trail boss for the EW ranch, and his men are raided, his herd rustled and all but two of his crew killed deliberately. They managed to escape the slaughter, Brad, a young puncher named Red, and Stace, a man with secrets. In Abilene, Tucker happens upon Gail Fanchy, owner the GF spread, which, a few weeks before, had also been rustled. Like Brad, all the crew had been butchered, including her father. Gail has...