Paladin is hired to deliver three mail-order brides to Bend-In-The-River.

While in Oregon, Paladin makes a new friend, Monk, who he helps get out of a group of unruly herders.

Adam Mirakian is wanted for a murder he claims his twin brother Sam committed. He hires Paladin to find his brother and clear his name. The only person who can tell them apart is Adam's wife, Beth.

Escaped killer, Ben Jalisco, is a ruthless hunter who has murdered more than 30 men. Now he is after his wife, Lucy, who informed on him and Paladin, who brought him in.