Ex-convict John Cole shows up at Sherman Ranch with the wounded Marshal Briggs and stirs up old memories for Slim Sherman.
Jess is in Ironwood when he runs into an old friend, Chet Darby. Chet sets Jess up as a fall guy during a bank robbery and Jess gets sentenced to hang.
The Bank of Laramie is shipping $50K to Denver for redeposit and Jess Harper is riding shotgun on the stage. When the money is stolen, Jess ends up chasing the wounded thief into the hills.
