Jim Hardie is suddenly sent to El Paso while in the middle of another assignment. Unknown to him he passes a group of men on the road prepared to ambush someone. In town he meets with Marshal Chaffey who shows him a letter he received with limited instructions. Jim is to wait for a Major Barkley who will arrive from a nearby fort with full instructions. Unknown to everyone the men outside of town are waiting to kill Major Barkley. After doing so, Kyle Gentry takes his papers and place in town. Meanwhile, Jim has run into an old flame in the saloon, Kate Fallon. When the Marshal introduces the Major to Jim, he notices Kate has a slight hesitation when she hears the name Major Barkley. Barkley informs the Marshall and Jim that they are to escort Juarez of Mexico to a meeting in Santa Fe with U.S. representatives on orders from President Lincoln.
—Anonymous