The widow of a soldier who died at Bitter Creek has no choice but to turn to Jason for help saving her land during a legal dispute.

A demented preacher lures Jason to a ghost town to exact revenge for his son, who died at Bitter Creek.

A military cadet, Richard Bain, challenges the popular view that Jason was a coward at Bitter Creek, and is expelled when he refuses to recant. He ends up working for Jason and demands to know why Jason is covering up the truth.