Tillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom. But the citizens of Copper Creek have no intention of paying the ransom. They don't even want to try to rescue him.
Sam's image as a lawman quickly loses it's edge after he manages to shoot himself in the leg. And the jail falling down around him doesn't help much either.
Elvira's die-hard Confederate father stays at the Square Deal Saloon while he is in town. His wife is trying to patch things up their daughter. She married a Yankee!
Sam arrives in town with the intention of running the general store. However, after he turns down the protection racket he runs into all kinds of trouble.