A old female peddler is injured when her team of horses bolts. While she recuperates under Lofty's care, Annie writes to her estranged son in Texas and asks him to visit his ailing parent.
A young man is mistaken for a notorious outlaw and has a hard time convincing Diablo's townspeople that he didn't commit a stagecoach robbery.
Annie and Lofty try to close the local gambling hall without success. It's owner, the son of a legendary lawman, is convinced that making money is more important than being respected.
When their handicrafts meant to trade for goods at the local trading post are stolen by white men, the Navajo tribe decides to seek vengeance by going on the warpath.