Hank Brazos’s reunion with his commanding officer was cut short when Colonel Clairborne was kidnapped. His daughter received a $20,000 ransom demand. For Brazos, the course was clear: Save Clairborne, then pay the kidnappers with bullets. Duke Benedict had other ideas — continue the hunt for Bo Rangle and the stolen Confederate gold. They went their separate ways, and rendezvoused in a gunfire hellstorm when the kidnappers decided to kill them as down-payment for the Colonel’s safety!