Danger reigns as a megalomaniac unleashes a plan that not only jeopardizes the drive for Wyoming statehood but puts at risk the lives of every inhabitant of the territory.  U.S. Marshal Tom Cord leads a desperate struggle to overcome the madman while Cason Macara fights for his life and the very existence of Macarastor.  It's a whirlwind ride wrought with peril at every turn as the battle of wits culminates in the town's greatest test of survival.