A drifter due to be hung offers a deal of information about the murder of Chris's wife and child to avoid the rope. The Seven, followed by an annoying writer go hunting for answers and a killer.
Vin and Buck rescue the daughter of a missionary who was apparently abducted by an Indian brave. Vin isn't sure the young woman didn't flee with the Indian voluntarily. When the young Indian escapes jail, Vin is blamed.
Chris is falsely arrested in a backwater town and sentenced to five years hard labor in a private prison. The rest of the Seven attempt to trace his movements and effect a rescue.