After Darren Norton shoots Arthur Hamlin dead during a card game, he goes on the run, leaving behind his girlfriend Sal the Gal. A reward is put up for his capture, and bounty hunter Gustavus Greeley is soon on his trail. He catches Norton in the hills, and intends to take him back to Serenity by stagecoach to stand trial. But Greeley begins to wonder if one of their fellow passengers on the stage plans to help his prisoner escape...
