When town marshal Arthur Curry is gunned down from behind by killers unknown, his brother Sam comes to Columbus to pay his last respects and to seek vengeance against those who have wronged his family so grievously. The mayor of Columbus, Sam"s friend from his Kansas trail-town days, has an idea of who is responsible for the murderous crime - but Sam is determined to come to his own conclusions. Now his investigations lead him headfirst into a nightmare to which there is no easy solution. Time is ticking and there is a target on Sam"s back...