GriffBonnellandhisbrothersWesandChicoarriveinanArizonatown.Heisareformedgunslinger,nowworkingfortheAttorneyGeneral'soffice,lookingtoarrestHowardSwainformailrobberyeee　　SwainisoneoflandownerJessicaDrummond’s40hiredguns.Sherunstheterritorywithanironfist,permittingthetowntobeterrorizedandtrashedbyherbrother,BrockieDrummond,andhisboys.Brockieisanarrogantdrunkandbully,buthegoestoofarbyshootingMarshalChisolmincoldblood.GriffintervenesandknocksoutBrockiewithhispistol.　　WesfallsinlovewithLouvenieSpanger,sohedecidestosettledownandbecomethetown'ssheriff.GriffbecomesromanticallyinvolvedwithJessicaaftersheisdraggedbyahorseduringacyclone.　　Twoofherguns,LoganandSavage,attemptanambushofGriffinanalley.HeissavedbyyoungestbrotherChico,whowassupposedtobeleavingforCaliforniaforanewlifeonafarm.Chico'sshotkillsSavage,afterwhichJessica'sbrotherandhiredgunstrytoturnthetownagainsttheBonnellbrothers.　　Onhisweddingday,Wesisgunneddown.Brockieisjailedforthemurder.Hetriestoescapebyusinghissisterasashield,daringGrifftoshoot,andisshockedwhenGriffdoesexactlythat.Griff'sexpertlyplacedbulletmerelywoundsJessica,andthecowardlyBrockiethenbecomesthefirstmanGriffhashadtokillin10years.　　Chicoremainsbehindtotakethesheriff'sjob.Griffridesout,certainthatJessicahateshimforkillingherbrother,butsherunsafterhisbuckboardandtogethertheyrideoff.