Ben at first resists the idea because Jennifer is the same age as his sons, bet Jennifer tells him the age difference doesn't matter and Ben asks her to marry him. Jennifers' jilted fiancee comes to town and tells Jennifer he will ruin Ben if she doesn't come back to him. Billy Burgess does not want to attend the school and becomes angry when the schoolmaster disciplines him. Matilda warns Ben that if he goes through with his plan Billy may hang. Lewis Allen Things look good for the cattle ranchers around Virginia City.
Word is that cattle are bringing high prices at market- twenty five dollars a head.
As the cattlemen are about to start the drive to the rail heads in Ogdon, word comes that someone has bought up all the rail cars. Emit J. Whitney a meat packer has bought the cars and now wants to pay the ranchers three dollars a head for their cattle. Furthermore he says if they don't take that offer within two days, he will reduce the price even more. Ben tries to get the ranchers to stand together but some are too afraid to wait and take the offer. Don Richardson Lotta Crabtree is back in town and Hoss is her biggest fan.