Paladin (Richard Boone) is summoned to New Orleans by the aristocratic Allison Windrom (Dolores Donlon). Ostensibly, Paladin is supposed to prevent a gunfight between Allison's father Everett (Paul Cavanaugh) and his old enemy Graham Beckley (George Neise). But it soon develops that Beckley has hired a professional gunslinger named Sledge (James Coburn) to fight in his place--and Paladin is expected to perform the same "service" for Mr. Windrom. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi