When Marshal Troy Garrison is forced to leave the Colorado town of Aguilar under a cloud, he figures he's done with the law for good. Heading south into New Mexico, he becomes embroiled in a series of unsavoury incidents culminating in his rescue of a damsel in distress. An unscrupulous gang of rustlers is terrorizing the area, and Troy reluctantly pins on the tin star once again. But when the woman's brother becomes involved with the gang, he is forced to choose between romance and upholding the law...