On a train ride to Rawlins, Wyoming, Jace Keeler is involved in a hand of poker with four strangers and a mysterious woman, Deliah Cade.
Mid-game, train robbers strike. When Jace chases after bandit, Willie Starks, who is fleeing with the payroll money, lawmen mistake him for one of the outlaws. He rides off wounded, is rescued by Deliah, and is taken to a robber's roost tucked away in the cliffs.
Meanwhile, Starks, pursued by lawmen, stashes the loot in the canyon. When the money turns up missing, the robbers suspect Jace and Deliah of a doublecross, instigated by Deliah's 'Intended' the wildest outlaw of all, Jonas Grisby.
Jace must win Deliah, even if it means a showdown with Grisby. He must find the missing money or face vengeance from both the law and gangs of rival outlaws.