Evangelist Essie Bright stops in Laramie, after acquiring an admirer along the way.

When a woman shoots the son of Chief, all of the stagecoach passengers must remain at the Sherman ranch and defend themselves as best they can. One of the passengers is a disgraced former Army Major who was court martialed and made to resign for an offense he didn't commit.

Jess' brother-in-law has deserted the Army and shows up at the ranch looking for his help getting to Canada.