A man drifted into Texas with a purpose, but as so often happens, he got distracted. When he intervenes in a lynching, the dead man's father seeks revenge. An old man and a whore, his allies, Clay Templeton, his nemesis. Chavez, a deadly killer, quick on the draw and the Dunn Brothers with a reputation of their own, assist their employer to bring about the death of the man they call Slade.