When Sheriff Bowman's son goes missing he fears the worst. Luckily U.S. Marshal Lincoln Hawk is on hand and he soon discovers that the sheriff's son has been kidnapped and that the kidnappers are involved with the notorious bank robber Kid Kane.

With the sheriff fearing the worst he resolves to go to any lengths to ensure the safe return of his son, a plan that will violate every principle Lincoln holds and force him to make one of the hardest decisions of his life.