Captain Cyrus Pinner, the white man who slaughtered Oro's family has been seen in San Francisco–so once again the Apache resumes his hunt for revenge. On the way, Oro joins up with a married couple who have strayed from their group. Although they dislike him, they allow him to travel with them for the Apache can save them. After several days on the trail the man attacks Oro. The wife is killed and Cuchillo takes the wagon and leaves the man behind.
In San Francisco Oro finds what he's looking for–but just as he is about to take Pinner by surprise some recognizes him and a huge brawl breaks out. Oro kills a man with his famed golden knife–but it's not his intended victim–and the chase is on. But where can he go? The only escape the city is by sea–and Oro wouldn't go to sea to save his life–or would he?