A murderous and muddled getaway from the Silver City bank robbery puts young Jimmy Doss and Slats McClary a few trail days ahead of ex-ranger Hank Darcy. They escape through the rugged Gila Mountains of Arizona Territory defile a bizarre family and bring more manly trouble than the Missouri run-away youngster can handle.The raw-boned mining town of Globe deals them endless problems including Jimmy's fascination with a painted lady. And Slats attempting the role of a gentleman gains a money-slick reputation with his cousin Irish Pete before they slip into a twisted sale of a mine to a rich strong-armed buyer.Can the ex-ranger eventually close in on the killer outlaw twosome with his plan for frontier justice behind the back of a corrupt local marshal? And another deadly bank robbery could thwart all plans for the lawmen and their prey.Globe's prominence which exploded with the discovery of a uniquely shaped chunk of near-pure silver ore seems a proper place for a not-so-pure climax for many provocative lives.