The Texan, a Civil War Veteran whose reputation of being the fastest gun in the west precedes him, roams across Texas from town to town, not looking for trouble; trouble finds him.

While sleeping by his campsite, Bill is startled by sounds of movement in the underbrush; he investigates and finds a young boy who is so frightened that he can't talk.

After Longley is forced to kill a barfly that tried to shoot him in the back, he learns a quirk in the Montana law code.

While escorting to prison the leader of a notorious gang, a sheriff and a deputy are attacked by the gang.

While riding down a trail, Bill is accosted by a boy who demands he help his father, who has been shot in the stomach.