Sheriff Hollister (Pat Conway) must collect taxes from Galeyville - a nest of outlaws headed by notorious gunman Curly Bill Brocious (Robert Foulk) - which lies in Tombstone Territory. It's a mission he views as leading to an almost certain death.

After an outlaw escapes from a stagecoach killing, Editor Claibourne spearheads a drive in Tombstone to raise a $5,000 reward for his capture, but this may cause problems for Sheriff Hollister who must also now deal with greedy bounty hunters.

Cattleman Sam Brewster's men stop in Tombstone overnight while driving a herd through Arizona. Brewster's son starts blowing off steam, and Sheriff Hollister's deputy is forced to shoot him. Enraged, Brewster threatens to avenge his son's death.

After killing a man in self defense in the town of Galeno, Sheriff Hollister (Pat Conway) finds himself hauled before a kangaroo court for trial on a murder charge, the penalty of which is death. An unexpected ally comes to Hollister's defense.

Raoul de Moreney, a slick card shark and fortune hunter, comes to Tombstone in search of quick riches. His vicious greed nettles the editor of the Epitaph and, in a flush of anger, the two men agree to a duel but de Moreney is a deadly duelist.

Gunslinger Jake Hoyt plots a radical means of rising to power in Tombstone -- by snatching the sheriff's job away from Clay Hollister. To succeed, Hoyt plans to outshine Hollister as a sharpshooter. The result is inevitable: a dramatic showdown.