True to his word, Mayor Harper has brought in a Marshall to get rid of ‘Lonesome', thrown in jail by a repentant sheriff. But it takes more than that to stop the lone rider in his quest for revenge, and he is soon back on the trail of Markham, the mad preacher. When a band of Ruffians – pro-slavery vigilantes and sworn enemies of Markham – intercept our hero, an unexpected encounter will provide him with an opportunity to learn more about the mysterious figures pulling all the strings …