Rancher Tom Bligh thinks his financial troubles are over when he sells his herd at Fort Yuma in Arizona. But, on his way home to his ranch in the Dragoon mountains his gold is stolen in a stagecoach hold-up by the bandit known as El Mexicano. It is a case of get the money back or kiss goodbye to his ranch - and Bligh is not a man to take the loss of his money and his home lying down.With Emilio Chavez, a border patrol officer from Mexico, he sets out to track down the thief. Then there's the beautiful gambler Frankie Lewis, who has more to do with the loss of his money that he had ever suspected.In Bligh's life, the girl and the gold are just two of the complications.