Colonel Utah Blaine, held captive by the army of the revolution, broke out of jail and headed north from Mexico with nothing but the clothes on his back. Then he found new trouble struggling at the end of a noose-and stepped in just in time to save the life of a Texas rancher. The would-be executioners were the rancher's own men, looking to steal his land. Utah has a unique proposition to this dilemma: he wants the wealthy Texan to play dead while he introduces himself as the spread's new foreman, and takes care of the outlaws one by one. But Utah falls in love while earning his wage, creating a completely unexpected dilemma.