Dusty is captured and reunited with a lost relative, but only for a brief moment. Senator Hollister has other plans for this reunion.

Dusty gathers the merchants together to scare off the bandits, but not everyone is working towards the same goal and while Dusty continues to thwart the bandit's plans, they get closer to finding his true identity.

The criminal element makes a move against the California Rangers and Dusty is forced to make a choice. With the California Rangers dead and the town overrun with bandits, the merchants demand protection, but Dusty can't do that without risking everything - and everyone.