Jess finds himself in Hays, Kansas, looking for the man who murdered his friend, Hardtack Hammer, up in Durango, Colorado. He puts Big Jim Baker out of commission for good, shooting him in the elbow a second before he was going to cut the neck of another fighter, ending his career in boxing.

He continues to hunt wanted men, but his hunt is cut short when he finally gets a wire from United States Marshal Frank Reedy. Reedy wants Jess to go to Wichita and join up with John Bodine to help settle a range war between two of the largest cattle barons in the area.

The richest ranch owner is hell-bent on buying out the second largest cattle ranch and when Jess gets involved, lead starts flying and men start dying. Tom Rund makes it his mission to remove his one obstacle that's still in his way...Jess Williams.