Chance is the target of an ex-con who has a grudge and plans on getting it by means of Colleen.
Two thugs go after Pancho Villa's treasure map, murdering an old homeless man who had just given it to L.C. to keep for him.
Oil thieves holding a long term grudge against the Champion family critically wound Dillard and then leave him to die.
Quisto, disturbed by the living conditions in a labor camp for illegal aliens, goes undercover as a worker in hopes of exposing the crime.
Trey is a world champion rodeo rider and when he returns to the Rose, becomes a strong role model for Whit. But he has a dark side...he's in terrible debt to loan sharks in Vegas.
Revenge is in Rose Hollister's heart as she returns to take it out on her brother, hoping at the same time, to square things with her boy.
The Champions find themselves in the middle of another dilemma. On one hand, there is a wild stallion stealing their mares. On the other hand, an activist is determined to protect that horse.
The Champions travel to Los Angeles to pick up a race horse, and in their absence, L.C. is kidnapped by procurers working for a child prostitution organization.
Two gun smuggling border patrol agents go after a pregnant Mexican woman who is a witness against them when Colleen comes to her aid.
While the preliminary hearing on Marlene's law suit begins, Roy and Chance are given 24 hours to haul Toat Gilmore back to jail, only Toat has something very important he must do first.
Toat Gilmer is a 50 year hard timer who was like a father to Chance, who attempts to help in getting the old man paroled, while Whit takes offense at the law suit Marlene has filed against the Champions.
An oil spill causes words between Hollister and Chance. A peace offer comes from Hollister. In a tavern, Chance encounters a colorful woman.
Jeb and Juliette come to a reconciliation while Caryn turns out to become a secret ally of Rose, Jeb's sister. Chance continues to work on clearing Whit's name and reputation.
Juliette quits her job while the police look for Whit after his truck is seen at the scene of a shooting that has critically wounded Hollister.
Against orders from the Air Force, Chance continues to drive the cattle across base property while Quisto finds out about an affair that happened many years ago between Rose Hollister and Wade Champion, resulting in Chance.
Not realizing that Juliette is on the drive, Hollister blows up the cattle pass after turning down an offer of a settlement from Quisto.
The Champions are held off from selling their cattle because of bribery, sabotage and a stampede, all at the hands of former Yellow Rose owner Jeb Hollister.
A hidden cache of drugs is discovered by Rose while Chance and Stronghart manage to get away from Sanchez. Jeb Hollister makes an enemy of Lenny.
Grace gets comfortable with Whit, but he's not satisfied and wants more. Sanchez is ordered to kill drug dealer Onofrio by Hollister.
Jeb's daughter Juliette writes a scathing article about the Rose. Chance gets himself taken to jail so he can see Strongheart, and Colleen goes to Huntsville prison to look into Chance's background.
Roy, Chance and Quisto work to support John Strongheart who is charged with the murder of a deputy sheriff, only to discover that Hollister is in someway connected.
Roy Champion leads a family struggle to keep the Yellow Rose ranch from reverting to its original owner, Jeb Hollister, who lost it on a bet to Roy's late father. Chance, a mysterious drifter, signs on as a hand at the ranch and displays more than a casual acquaintance with Colleen Champion and Grace McKenzie. Chance becomes the prime suspect in a drug smuggling operation.
