While resting at a creek to refresh himself, Dan Brady hears a commotion beyond the hill on the opposite side of the water. Disregarding the golden rule in the turbulent West - that a man should mind his own business - he investigates. What he finds is a lynching in progress. Brady's strong sense of justice, which despises vigilante action, spurs him to prevent the lynching. But, in doing so, he pitches himself into a bitter feud. Now he is faced with the most powerful rancher in the territory as his enemy, a crooked marshal, a bevy of hardcases and a gunfighter. A veteran of many tight spots, Brady might just be making his final stand.