When the road to El Paso is ambushed by road agents, the only passenger able to take a lead in resisting the bandits is retired provost marshal Talbot Rogers. Not only must he lead the other passengers to safety, he also finds himself carrying word to an army base about an imminent Indian uprising. When the stagecoach to El Paso is ambushed by robbers, the only passenger able to take a lead in resisting the bandits is retired provost marshal Talbot Rogers. Not only must he lead the other passengers to safety, but he also finds himself carrying word to an army base about an imminent Kiowa uprising. With a band of outlaws dogging his steps and a young woman to protect, it will be a race against time for Rogers to warn the outpost at Fort Williams of the danger about to engulf it.