The bad guy called Buddy Scamp is the terror of Gunville, being extremely violent when is drunk. At the dusk of the day when he both killed Floyd Dust and Tim Renard, searching for a new victim, he harasses Mr. Haystack, the father of Lucy. At the right time, a misterious stranger stops the killer to menace people, making fun of him with no fear. First stunned by the audacity of the stranger, Buddy starts to get mad and he tries to open fire to his rival. But the young man proves to be a shooter much faster and much better than Buddy and he punishes the killer in a very funny way, letting him without his jeans. The name of the stranger is Gentleman Joe and he falls in love with Lucy, who seems to be very impressed by the charm of the young man. Next evening Joe tells to Lucy the story of his life, making a strange confesion: he must to find his best friend's killer, but he don't know much about the murderer, except that he is dressed in black all the time and keeps his cigar in a very special way...