A ruthless Arizona rancher, Vince Cardenas (Telly Savalas), believes in only two things: land and power. So when the US government announces its plan to give Forge River Valley to the Indians, Vince kills Washington's envoy and frames the Apache for his murder. Inciting the townspeople to attack and wipe out the tribe, Vince plans to claim the two million acres for himself. And all that stands in his way is Paul (George Maharis), his vengeance-obsessed brother, who's just learned Vince was his fiancée's secret lover, and may be the man responsible for her drowning all those years ago.