Decision time is fast approaching. Marshal Ben Corrigan is nearing retirement

from a long, rewarding career as a roving law officer in the Northeast New

Mexico territory circa 1886. Moving into the unknown and uncertain realm of

retirement has little appeal to him. His romantic interest, widow Rachel

Langford, wants him to turn in his badge and settle down with her. However,

even though he finds it tempting, he still has misgivings which are not all

related to leaving his life-fulfilling profession.

Compounding his uncertainty is his own survival. A routine assignment to

transport a man who murdered a deputy sheriff in the town of Iron Horse

Junction to the territorial capital of Santa Fe goes awry. The struggles

he endures during this incident will finally cause him to make his

fateful decision, Whatever he chooses - everything hangs on his ability to

survive his present ordeal.