Jim Hardie tracks Johnny Reno whose has been hitting Wells Fargo hard to Messina where Reno is able to outdraw Hardie. While Hardie recovers from the wound in a hospital, he is visited by Mr. Savage from the district office. Knowing that Hardie won't be ready to go into the field for some time due to the wound, he offers him a promotion to District Superintendent, an office job which Jim accepts. Hardie is replaced by Jack Simmons who visits Jim in the hospital. Jim considers him to be a bounty hunter although Jack dislikes the title. Once Hardie returns to work in a new office, he finds he doesn't like it as he sees Reno still on the loose. He decides to ask to return to the field but it may mean trouble for the unlucky agent at El Paso where Reno continues to strike.
—Anonymous