Ride with Cole Campbell, driven by nightmares from the Civil War in his search for a new life and hidden silver. He runs afoul of evil in the person of a grasping opportunist bent on owning everything, including Rachel, oldest sister of orphaned girls struggling to keep their ranch. Cole, hunted for a map he has, is given refuge by them, finds love with one of them. But it all comes apart in violence, arson, killing. Cole must try to salvage what is lost...defend, avenge.