Five dead men are found on the prairie, a sixth man who survived the supposed Indian attack has disappeared, as has $1,000,000 in gold coins. Jim Slater suspects his father may be that man. He meets Karyl Orton, wife of one of the dead men, and follows the trail with her to Texas. There, Jim Bonniwell, who showed up with the dollars, is trying to buy up all the land. Slater's suspicion that Bonniwell is his father is confirmed. Bonniwell tries to kill Slater. The angry farmers kill Bonniwell.