The theft of a sack of potatoes leads to increasingly violent hostilities between the Scooper and Galloway families.

Marshal Dillon must find a suitable home for Charity Gill, a young orphan, after the little girl's father dies when his cabin catches fire. Charity insists that she should live with the Dodge City lawman.

Hot tempered Andy Coe and his wife want to sell their wagon to Moss, but can't when Ed Fallon's team spooks and crashes into their wagon.

Orkey Cathcart is looking for a wife and sets his sites on Miss Kitty.