He finds out that his daughter, Martha, is in love with Jivaro Burris (Aleta's brother), a half-breed who works on the Halliday ranch.

Daniel leaves the ranch vowing never to return and goes to Aleta's home to say goodbye.

Her father, Chad Burris, overhears Daniel and Aleta saying that they should not tell him about Big Dan's role in the lynching.

Martha brings Aleta to the Halliday ranch to recover from an illness following the burials.

Daniel who is hiding in the shadows when the barn burns meets up with Aleta and they embrace for the first time.

Daniel flashes forward and enters Big Dan's room where he tells him he is glad that things have changed-that he has given approval for Clay to marry Aleta (a half-breed).

Big Dan tells him he lied to get him to come back and draws a gun on Daniel threatening to kill him.