When homesteader Ralph Bannister is murdered, Tom Steadman becomes the obvious suspect. After being found guilty and sentenced to be hanged, he seeks the help of Bellington's Private Detective Agency. Zachary Cobb and Neil Travis make the journey to Newberry - with only four days left to prove Steadman innocent. But Cobb's troubles begin before he and Neil even arrive in the town... It will take a great deal of blood and trouble before Bannister's real killer can be revealed.