When Jean Pierre Boudreaux leaves New Orleans with three companions he is wanted for a brutal murder he swears he did not commit. Six months later he plans a one-off bank robbery that will give him the money to start a new life. The bank is the Coffeyville First National — the scene of the Daltons' infamous robbery attempt. Boudreaux's raid secures him the money but his companions are captured. When his daring rescue attempt fails, Boudreaux finds himself hunted by two Pinkerton operatives. He then discovers that the enigmatic Don Rames, now mysteriously free, is planning a double-cross. With blonde Alice LaClaire at his side, Boudreaux battles on through fire and gun-smoke, but it is not until the final bloody climax that he finds out if he is to remain a wanted killer or become a free man.