 Oat Jackford is a rich rancher in Northfork without many friends. He is forcing Sanderson to auction off his farm because his note is due and he publicly beats his former bookkeeper, Asa Manning, and accuses him of stealing from him. Thus it is no great surprise when Tom King, a former bounty hunter now turned professional killer rides into town looking for Jackford. Lucas hates everything King stands for and although he s no friend of Jackford s tries to stop the killing.