The setting for this story is the little town of Willow Gate in the interior of British Columbia in the early 1890's.

Tyrell Sloan under a contract held by McCoy's Private Investigations and Security is acting undercover as a protector for the ruthless Gabe Roy, using his alias Travis Sweet, a reputed gunslinger who is noted for having outdrawn and killing Earl Brubaker. Tyrell accompanies Gabe while he attempts to buy the property of Pete Cross, but Cross doesn't want to sell. Gabe then decides to take the property by force. Tyrell being on the right side of the law cannot condone such an act, so Gabe fires him. Free now from contractual duty Tyrell carries on with his investigation into both the corrupt law of Willow Gate and Gabe Roy…

This story ties in well with earlier adventures and brings back several characters from those times including Crying Wolf, an Athabascan aboriginal who wants revenge on Gabe for having killed his brother and raped his niece. Defending Pete Cross are Alex Brubaker, Colby Christian along with three other cousins, Brett, Cape and Martin Brubaker. The story continues with several gunfights as Gabe tries to wrestle Pete's land from him, and as others arrive with the intention of capturing Tyrell, for the bounty offered by Barclay Atalmore of the U.S Rebel Rangers.