In Powder Valley, in the town of Dutch Springs, the election for a new sheriff is going on. Matt Mason, who owns the Golden Eagle Saloon, had been the only candidate until recently. Jim Cater, the new editor for the Springs Gazette, had printed that there was another candidate and that his name was Pat Stevens. The only thing was, Pat didn't know any thing about this. Belle Carter, Jim's sister, also worked for the small newspaper, and she handed Pat the latest edition. He tells Belle that his isn't interested in running for sheriff and that he decided long ago that politics wasn't his line of work. The people in the town support the idea of Pat being sheriff, but Pat is determined not to run. The town doesn't seem to trust the other candidate because he is new in town and seems a bit on the shady side. When Jim Carter is found shot to death in the newspaper office, Pat begins to investigate his death at the request of Belle. Three new gunslingers had just arrived in town and Pat tries to befriend them by offering them a drink at the saloon. Two of the men are named Blackie and Laredo while the third goes by the name of The Kid and is "lightning death with either hand." Pat is determined to find out who killed the newspaperman. He knows that Jim Cater was out to soil the name of Matt Mason and was constantly hanging out in the saloon trying to find a juicy story. What he doesn't know is why The Kid and his two cronies are in town causing problems with the locals. Then, when the current sheriff ends up dead too, Pat begins to realize that he may have to pin that star to his shirt after all.