 Lucas gets Henry Trumble out of jail and hires him as a ranch hand. At the same time the Malackie brothers are in Sweeney s bar and wrecking the place. Lucas and Micah stop them and in the fracas Ben Malackie accidentally shoots his own brother Stump. Ben blames Lucas and Micah and warns them that their pa will have revenge. When their father comes into town he seems understanding and apologetic but that is just a ruse and a climactic gunfight in an abandoned salt mine ensues.