Zeb, his Niece, and her aunt are on their way back from St. Louis when the riverboat they are on is attacked by pirates. Zeb is thrown overboard and now must find and recover his kidnapped family.
Marshal Bass Reeves attempts to arrest Belle Starr and her outlaw husband, Belle asks for 24 hours to find someone to care for her young daughter, Pearl. When the Starr family decides to flee instead, the Marshal must track them down. Teenaged fugitive William Bonney is given a second chance when a kindhearted ranch owner offers him a job.
But when his new employer is killed in cold blood, Bonney reverts to his criminal ways, seeking vengeance and transforming into Billy the Kid.
Shannon leaves the wagon train to visit Shannon's Glen, a ranch he co-owns with his childhood friend Jim Whitlow. He arrives to see a successful ranching empire but also the mistreatment of tenant farmers.
Ben Parkison's son is accidently shot in the back on Sherman property, igniting an old feud between the two families. After he's ignored by Slim, Ben forces a confrontation by kidnapping Jess with the intent to hang him. The Comanches mistake Noon as the her kidnapper and plan to attack unless they hand her over. Guest Star Jeff Corey.
