Frank Wilson is a deputy US marshal in the New Mexico territory in 1890. His primary duty is to track down fugitives and bring them to the marshal in Santa Fe. Frank is coming back from Old Mexico when he rides up on a house in the middle of nowhere, where he is met by a woman pointing a gun at him through a window. He tells her who he is and what he is doing.
She is living alone, trying desperately to keep her ranch from a local tyrant hell-bent on taking her ranch from her. Frank soon learns more and becomes furious at the actions and illegal ways of this tyrant, who is stealing livestock and ranches from locals. Frank takes a personal interest in this woman and realizes he must help her make a stand against this man and his band of outlaws. Along the way, Frank finds love, friendship, and a place to finally call his home.