A woman who'd been traveling with Bret suddenly disappears. Looking into things he discovers that she'd been reported dead more than a week ago.

Bret is happy to escort a lovely widow to the bank with a large sum of cash - until he learns the money is counterfeit.

After being beaten up, robbed, and shanghaied, Bart sets out to expose the man responsible, a respected member of San Francisco society, as a diamond swindler.

The heirs of millionaire General Eakins are being killed off one by one so why is Bret Maverick so worried? He's posing as one of the heirs and might be the next intended victim.

In a desert, Bret and a hunting party are ambushed — and left to fight a blazing sun.

A case of mistaken suitcases unfolds into political warfare, leaving Bart the unhappy target of ruthless killers.