When the life of Colorado state senator is threatened, Longarm is half convinced it's the work of a harmless crackpot. Until his partner gets knifed in the back . . . Seems that the angry would-be assassin has a beef with the senator. He claims the man shot a captured rebel way back around the battle of Glorieta's Pass. But once Longarm gets on the case, the truth comes out - in a hailstorm of blazing lead. . .