Longarm decides to accompany the beautiful Lila Chandler back to her family ranch for some well-deserved R & R. Along the way the couple meets a newspaperman with a prospector's map--and soon the threesome are headed for Skull Mountain in search of gold. But they aren't the only ones. Someone has paid a deadly visit to Lila's father, a legendary lawman. Now Longarm will have to put the quest for justice before the rush for riches ... because his vacation just ended early.