Robert Teal painfully discovers that Judge Daniel Hall has deployed an assassin to bring in three people, preferably dead. Told to stay out of the way by the men of Fletcher Creek, Robert enlists the help of Edwin Snow and attempts to rectify his mistake. Living beyond the western frontier in Indian Territory and blissfully unaware that an approaching killer is drawing nearer, Noah Swift Hawk, Ann Williams, and their family prepare to cross the country to the western sea. The assassin, the men of Fletcher Creek, and Robert and Edwin travel separate paths as they race to their objectives; kill the targets and warn their friends before they meet their demise.