&nbs ;A esca ed risoner kills the wife and son of a former sheriff, Matt Austin, who sent him to jail long ago. Austin rides in ursuit and locates his quarry in a small town saloon. During the ensuing gunfight, an innocent bystander is shot and the murderer esca es. As a enance, the ex-lawman agrees to hel the dead rancher's wife fend off a land baron's attem t to steal her ro erty for its valuable water rights. Written by David Bassler