Bud and Ben arrive at Helen Porter's rance and learn she belives her late father was cheated out of a valuable section of the ranch by Joe Ackroyd. Pretending to have an interest in Ackroyd's land, Bud gets the deed away from him hoping it will show the signature was forged. But the Sheriff working with Ackroyd frames Bud and Ben for rustling. He then tells them he will let them escape but places a rifleman to shoot them when they exit their cell.
