A group of Irish immigrants tries to settle on Barkley land, not knowing that it was sold to them illegally. Jarrod defends a young woman who is known to be the girlfriend of an outlaw.
Cutthroats try to take over the ranch while most of the Barkleys are on a cattle drive.
Nick accuses Heath of making advances toward his new fiancee. Jarrod suspects that an old friend of his may be a counterfeiter and robber. Victoria is kidnapped while substituting for a local schoolteacher. A man Jarrod prosecuted and convicted of a murder is found to be innocent after serving nine years in prison. Nick and some of the Barkley ranch hands are shanghaied by an unscrupulous sea captain.