After serving 25 years in prison for robbery, Dean Payton returns to his hometown to see his daughter Sally, who is unaware that he is her father. He befriends Cal Yates, the now semi-retired assistant sheriff who originally caught him, and Chuck Wilson, a young rancher who has eyes for Sally. Wanted criminal Al Goss holds up the local bank and makes his getaway, taking Sally hostage. Showing he still has what it takes, Payton takes off into the hills on horseback, along with Yates and Wilson, to try to track Goss down.