The mother (Shirley O'Hara) of young cavalryman Henry Carver (Larry Pennell), who has deserted his post and escaped into the Black Hills with his girlfriend Becky (Susan Cabot), hires Paladin to locate her errant son. Following Carver's trail, Paladin comes across several ominous clues that there is more to the situation than a mere missing-persons case. Tipping off the climax of the story is the fact that the events occur around the same time as a rather well-known military skirmish in June of 1876. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi