Pat Garrett is bringing in a prisoner,Curtis, to Lincoln when bad weather forces him to stop in a small Mexican village. The village is very poor and jealousies develop between some of the townspeople and Pat. Sympathy for the prisoner begins to grow and Pat finds the situation becoming more and more hostile. In the end, Pat must rely on the courage of the good people of the town to survive and bring his prisoner to justice.

Billy falls in love with a girl whos life he has saved. Phoebe Canfield is running away from her violent and over controlling father. Billy must stand between Phoebe and her father if he is to marry the girl he loves.