Assaltantes vestidos com uniformes de pintor invadem um movimentado banco em Nova York e fazem reféns. A polícia chega ao local esperando resolver a situação rapidamente, mas os detetives Frazier e Mitchell se surpreendem com a inteligência e a frieza do líder dos bandidos, Dalton Russell, que parece estar sempre um passo à frente das ações da polícia.
A história real de Dave Fishwick, um empresário idealista que decidiu lutar contra o sistema e abrir seu próprio banco para ajudar sua comunidade. Ao lado de seu advogado, ele se tornará um herói local.
When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengeance, punishes the crooks and protects the innocents. (Originally a twelve-part epic serial.)
When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.
Monte Hale is a stagecoach driver for Jed Baker's stage-line. Jed believes his brother, Ralph, is behind the many hold-ups of his stagecoaches but has no proof. Ralph, in turn, blames Jed for the attacks on the linemen of his pioneer telegraph company. Big Bart, a ruthless gunman and outlaw-gang leader working for crooked banker Jordan Weatherbee, is actually behind the troubles of both companies. Bart plans to frame Jed for a double-murder and then kill him. Monte saves his life and, together, they devise a plan of their own to bring an end to the reign of lawlessness along the timber trail.