Toussaint 'Toots' William McGee is riding a trail when he suddenly topples from his saddle, shot. On recovering consciousness, he finds himself staring into the barrel of a rifle. Sarah Baxter has ambushed him, having mistaken him for Tom Danton, the man who killed her family. Upon realising her error, she takes Toots to her home to recuperate, where he learns of her family's plight - and pledges to assist with their struggle against Danton and his murderous master Web Griffin...