Casey Nash and Randall Dale, acclaimed authors, return once more for another Western adventure filled with action, adventure and page-turning tension as Jubal Stone and Branson Hawk U.S. Marshals ride into action to escort and protect a judge against all odds! Threats have been made against the life of a federal judge in Texas so he has been reassigned to the Los Angeles area. Jubal is given the task of escorting the judge by railway halfway and an Arizona marshal, who just happens to be Branson Hawk, is assigned to escort the judge for the rest of the trip. At the meeting point somewhere in far west Texas, they meet, both surprised and happy for the unplanned meeting. The judge tells them, actually orders them, to go on about their reunion while he stays in the hotel. He's tired of the constant scrutiny and wants some time alone to rest. Both marshals protest but the judge has the authority and orders them away. While they are gone, someone breaks in and kidnaps the judge. Jubal and Branson hurry to track the kidnappers. So the chase begins.