James Rediger was on his way to Wichita to visit the grave sites of his wife and daughter when he stopped by a river to rest. There he met a beautiful widow by the name of Helen Stafford and her daughter, Grace, who were spending the day together fishing. Events of their encounter led Helen and Grace to invite Rediger to their place, but he politely declined the offer. Helen warned Rediger that the sheriff and deputies in the town where he was headed were corrupt and evil, and urged him to use extra caution. He assured her he would be safe and that everything would be all right. There would be no trouble. Too bad the sheriff and deputies didn’t see things that way.