
When John Goodnight was a boy he watched in the weeds as his entire family was killed in a ruthless outlaw attack. Now as a circuit judge of the western territories Goodnight travels the west protecting the innocent from injustice.

While traveling, a judge witnesses a gang robbing a bank and vows to bring the thieves to justice, but the case turns personal when one of the outlaws turns out to be the son of a widow he admires.