Blain Larkin and his brother Moylan run afoul of Verne Lecroy, son of a powerful banker. When Lecroy kills Moylan in a gunfight Blain tries to revenge his brother's death but only manages to wound Lecroy. The youngster is sentenced to hang for attempted murder. Blain goes on the run and in order to survive joins an outlaw gang led by Robert Sturdy. Blain is resigned to the life of an owlhoot but when he meets Sturdy's sister, the delightful Emelie, he resolves to lead a better life. That ain't gonna happen any time soon as the youngster battles to survive treachery within the outlaw gang and the vengefulness of Verne Lecroy.
