When a pair of dangerous outlaws shot Amos Cord and stole his prize horse, they didn't reckon on coming up against Tom Medley. He lit on the trail of the no-goods, but soon found himself caught between a desperate woman and the three gunmen pursuing her. As he and Lucilla rode into an ambush, Tom realized that helping Lucilla was a darn sight more dangerous than getting Amos's copper-dun stud back.