The Rodeo Official is robbed and murdered by Pete and Jim a minute after Scott and Kansas Charlie leave.

Pete tells authorities he just saw John and his friend Kansas Charlie leaving the office.

There they compete for the affections of a woman who runs a store, Jim's sister Anne Whitaker.

But after John brings the stagecoach and its passengers back to town, Pete shows up and fingers them for the crime.

Jim, knowing they are innocent and feeling guilty for his part in the crimes, helps bust them out.