Tom Anderson returns to Hillside after a two-year mission and gets caught up in a bank robbery. Not knowing much about the law, Sheriff O'Shaughnessy makes him a Deputy and tells him to chase the outlaws with the help of Chet Amundsen and Cadmus Brownson assigned to retrieve the money for the Mormon Church. Tom and Chet both fall for Amelia Sharp, whose family owns the Hillside general store. Their rivalry follows them on the trail of the outlaws and the problems that arise in the pursuit of justice. Characters from the past and present make this an entertaining story of the Old West that takes place in Utah Territory, including gunfights, Indians, bank robberies, and the everyday routine of ordinary people.