When the U.S. Marshalls unfairly suspect an ex-slave of murder, Sheriff Hoyle must clear his name by tracking the real killer to the all-black town of Nicodemus, led by Sheriff Nat Love.

When Honey's long-lost fiancé surfaces in Great Bend, he challenges Hoyle to a duel when he learns of their ongoing "relations." Meanwhile, things start to get more serious between Eli and Pearl.

After a group of local miscreants turns up dead, Hoyle, Eli, Honey and the gang track the killers to Cole Younger's hideout, giving Hoyle another shot at finally bringing Cole to justice.