Caleb Black, preacher and part-time bounty-hunter, is tempted to turn in the outlaws he knows are in the ramshackle buildings he comes across. The reward money is a great incentive and he goes into partnership with two other black men and another bounty-hunter, Gus Spencer. When the outlaws get wise to Caleb's scheming. Gus is badly beaten and the other three partners seem destined for Boot Hill.