Paladin (Richard Boone) travels to Mexico to find a gunman who killed 21 men and ran off with a rancher's daughter.
Chief Natchez fears being blamed for an attack on a wagon train, which was actually carried out by outlaws. In order to explain to Earp that his tribe is innocent, Natchez decides to kidnap Shotgun Gibbs to get Earp's attention.
A renegade tribe member and his henchmen threaten to kill Tonto and his old friend Chief Swift Eagle.
Ex-convict John Cole shows up at Sherman Ranch with the wounded Marshal Briggs and stirs up old memories for Slim Sherman.
While on a cattle drive, Bat finds trouble in the town of Protection, Kansas with corrupt politicans, crooked businessmen and illegal tolls.
