Juliet Harper (Miranda Jones, a young girl on the verge of womanhood, is the central figure in deadly feud involving her family and the offspring of a malevolent ex-Confederate colonel named Jeremiah Pike (Earle Hodgins). Knowing full well that Pike intends to murder Juliet, Paladin offers to help her--but the girl misinterprets his gallantry and rebuffs him. Complicating matters is the fact that Paladin may be forced to go up against the vicious Pike clan without his gun. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi