He had phony Wanted posters nailed up, and offered rewards for the men he wanted out of his way. When Carleton Whitsett came into town from the northern cow country, he had a scheme to take over all of Cheyenne Valley. But trouble commenced when Sheriff John Wheaton stumbled on to the scam, and set out to protect the innocent from Whitsett's I bounty hunters. The Burcham ranch was Whitsett's first target, and before the smoke cleared, many a man would lose his life.