The outlaw King Lesley has set up his lawless kingdom in the San Christobal Mountains and from there has been plundering the countryside around Henly Springs for two years. Finally the townspeople pressure their local sheriff into leading a posse against the outlaws but they are ambushed by Lesley's men and a massacre ensues.But is salvation at hand when Marshal Rod Delroy arrives in town with the mission of rescuing any survivors? The issue is complicated by the intervention of Mort Wolfe a man driven by his desire for revenge against Lesley. Now Rod must face many dangers before the outlaw threat is removed and the citizens of Henly Springs can live in peace again.