Johnny Mack (Johnny Mack Brown ) is hired by Lois Benton (Virginia Carroll) as a hand on her ranch, formerly run by Daley, who is in jail on a payroll theft charge. Despite the warning for foreman Rusty Steele (Raymond Hatton), Johnny sees real estate agent Kirby (Bill Kennedy), who wants to buy the Benton ranch. When Johnny refuses to align with Kirby, he is forced to knock out henchman Moran (Marshall Reed) in a fist fight. Rusty finds on henchman Harris (Forrest Matthews), when he is caught spying on the ranch, half a map revealing the location of the missing payroll.

A la recherche de la paie des mineurs dérobée sur une diligence de la Wells&Fargo, le détective Johnny Mack Brown cherche à obtenir un emploi de façade au ranch Daley, lequel est emprisonné pour le vol. Au ranch, il est reçu par Lois Benton, qui prétend que Dailey lui a laissé pleins pouvoirs sur son ranch durant son incarcération.