While rummaging through an old trunk, Tagg and his friend Johnny Ward, the son of a murdered lawman, find evidence that they believe proves his uncle is an ex-convict.
A marshal kills an outlaw who could be a dead ringer for Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig, if the lawman grew a moustache. Lofty agrees to travel to the Sonoma County.
John Boone plans to settle in Diablo after years at sea, but learn most of the townspeople hate him because his father caused the death of one of the town's most beloved citizens.
It's the social event of the season when Sand Creek's newspaper editor marries a beautiful brunette, but joy turns to sorrow when an outlaw gang takes advantage of the ceremony.