Quincy and the sheriff are in love with the same woman, Claire, whose father was a lawman killed in the line of duty.

Sam brings in a prominent lawyer, Roger Pollock, to defend his son, and hires a detective, Sutherland, to help find the real culprits.

In time, all evidence points to Benjie being the killer; against his lawyer's wishes, Sam testifies to what Walden told him.

Kathy's father, Walden, robbed the stagecoach because his health was failing and he wanted his daughter to have enough money to support herself.

Leveret, a telegraph operator who knew the stage's schedule, ambushed it and murdered the driver shortly afterward, not knowing that the money had already been stolen.