On his first day as game warden in Saddlestring, Wyoming, Joe Pickett finds himself in an unexpected situation with a local poacher.

Joe weasels his way into a local murder case and finds himself at odds with some important townsfolk. Marybeth manages the rest of the family at a motel and does some digging of her own.

Joe begins to wonder if there's anyone in town who isn't connected to the deeply rooted corruption, and Marybeth works around the clock to try and free Nate.

In need of some breakthrough evidence, Joe calls in a favor from an unexpected ally. Meanwhile, Marybeth and Sheridan remain vulnerably close to danger.