When Doc West saves a young boy, 'Silver', from a deadly rattlesnake, Silver brings the doc back to his town of Holysand, a town that is being torn apart by a battle between the cattle ranchers and the local farmers. Later in the saloon, Doc West briliantly wins at the poker table and embarrasses the farmer thugs who are opposing Silver's rancher family. The farmer calls Doc a cheat and guns are drawn. The sheriff breaks up the fight and arrests Doc West to keep the peace. While in jail, Doc learns about the sheriff's problems and agrees to help him. When he is relased from jail, Doc West is captured by the farmers, and beaten. A beautiful woman nurses him back to health. Soon, Doc is forced to face the problems of his past and gets the strength to clean up the town. In the process, Doc returns to being a doctor and saving lives instead of taking them.