1Jason McKinney decides to head out on his own to see the country beyond Kansas. His offer of help is declined by a couple of bounty hunters he tries to hook up with in Wichita, so he turns his travels to the south. Upon his return from an eye-opening but short-lived venture into Texas, he finds that his father Mac Shepard is now a wanted man. With Mac on the run, Jason is reluctantly forced to take charge of the ranch while his nearest neighbor schemes to take full possession.