Late 1800's ... Pine Box, Arizona... Hawkeye Lee, a notorious and dangerous desperado, walks from the courthouse toward the jail, flanked by two armed deputies. His hands are manacled, yet his behavior is bold and cocky. He stops, takes a step backwards, and shots ring out. Gunsmoke fills the air, and the deputies are cut down in a hail of bullets. Hawkeye's outlaw amigos spring him loose, and they disappear into a saloon. A lawman appears at the end of the street. U.S. Marshal Lightnin' Jack Cord rides into town with a Winchester across his saddle.
