A long standing feud between the cattlemen and the sheep ranchers - personified by the bitterness and violence between the Cott's and the Truby's, reaches a climax when Justin Cotts' daughter, Marnie, falls in love with Owen Truby. Marnie's brother, Tyrell, recognizes the dilemma of his little sister and tries futilely to be the peacemaker between the two families. When Owen Truby is accused of murdering Justin Cotts, Ty attemps to seek out the killer. By the time he has the evidence he needs, an unruly mob of vigilantes waits for its chance to hold a lynching party.