Gunfighter Frank Wilson arrives in the town his son is living in. He is challenged to a gunfight at the bar, reluctantly kills the challenger and then collapses. The doctor says it's only a matter of time before Wilson dies. His son, Frank Wilson, Jr., is using an alias as he is ashamed of his father's reputation. Colt tells Frank Jr. of his father's condition and he visits his father just before he dies. His father bequeaths him his golden gun and a map as to where he hid $50,000 in stolen money. Frank, Jr. is challenged to a gunfight, wins and decides to leave town with his girlfriend. She will not leave if he keeps the $50,000. He enlists Colt's aid to find the money and turns it in to the Marshal, asking him to spread the story that Frank Wilson, Jr. is dead.