 Little Joe suffers a riding injury that prompts Ben to remember Joe s long deceased mother. His remembrance carries him back to the time he met her in New Orleans. Ben says that a close friend, who had saved Ben s life, made a dying request of Ben, that he go to New Orleans, meet with his estranged wife, and give her a message. Ben fulfills his promise to his friend, and uncovers the deception underlying the estrangement. He confronts those in New Orleans responsible for the deception; and in so doing, finds himself falling in love with his friend s widow.