In the series pilot, Chance signs on as a hand and soon becomes the prime suspect in a drug-smuggling operation.

John Strongheart is accused of killing a deputy and, while Chance, Quisto and Roy fight to save him, a sinister connection with Hollister is revealed.

Roy discovers that an editorial attacking the Rose was written by Jeb's daughter Juliette; Chance gets himself thrown in jail to see Strongheart; Colleen visits Huntsville prison to plumb the mystery surrounding Chance.