Veteran bounty hunter Morg Hickman rides into a town in danger. The sheriff has been killed, and young inexperienced Ben Owens is named a temporary replacement until a permanent one can be found. Ben wants to be that permanent replacement, so needs to impress the townspeople with his skill. When he finds that Morg was a sheriff for a long time before he became a bounty hunter, he asks the older man to teach him. Morg thinks that being a sheriff is a foolish goal, but agrees to instruct Ben in handling people, more important to a sheriff than handling a gun.
The Tin Star
