Paladin (Richard Boone) is hired by Marion Sutter (Dianne Foster), the wife of Virginia-born "officer and gentleman" John Sutter (Kent Smith). John's life has been threatened by Logan Adcock (Mike Kellin), a sadistic town boss who hates all Southerners and has stirred up a lynch mob to do his dirty work. Paid off by Marion's jewelry, Paladin quickly discovers that the gems are phony--the first of several indications that John Sutter is not only in physical danger, but is also merely a hollow shell of the proud aristocrat he once was. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi