Life in a fictional Tombstone in the 1880s.

The sheriff must collect taxes from a group of outlaws who are occupying different hideouts far from Tombstone but within the county; Clay uses the services of Curly Bill Brocius.

After an outlaw escapes from a stagecoach hold-up killing, Claiborne spearheads a drive in Tombstone to raise a reward for his capture; two shady bounty hunters plan to get the reward.

After Sam Brewster's son gets shot in self-defense by Deputy Charlie, only Curly Bill Brocius decides to stand with the sheriff when they meet Brewster's men at the outskirts of town.

Clay receives what turns out to be a bogus telegram after killing a cattle baron who forced a gunfight; the people from the rancher's hometown plan to execute Clay for murder.