Lucas McCain is happy when one of his late wife's closest friends, Clair Wheatly Carney, arrives in North Fork looking to settle down. she has only recently married Wes Carney who at one time had quite a reputation as a gunslinger. Wes has hung up his guns however and he and Clair buy the local feed store that is up for sale. His reputation lives on however and there is a group of troublemakers in town who are continually trying to call him out. He resists their constant badgering and bullying as he has promised his wife never to strap on his guns again. When a man is killed however and only Marshal Micah Torrance and Lucas seem prepared to stand up to the killer does Wes have to decide if he will stand with them or simply be an onlooker.
—garykmcd