A Marshal from another territory comes to North Fork looking for a wanted man. To his surprise, he finds that there are two men in town who could easily fit the description of the man he's trailing. He deliberately kills the wrong man to collect the bounty money, then tries to blackmail the real criminal, who wants to keep his past hidden from the town where he's made a new honest start. The Marshal's scheme almost works, until Lucas learns the true story from the real criminal.