They are neighbours & friends helping each other 'prove-up' their homesteads on time There are plenty of others like them in Cannon Valley except for the fact that the areas of land belonging to each of the men are coveted by someone who knows a secret that they don't & that's when the trouble begins framed for murder both men start running with a 'shoot on sight' order ringing in their ears It becomes a case of run run & run some more & hope to out-run the bounty hunters' bullets