Two men are shot and tortured out in the desert. Tensions continue to rise when homes are mysteriously ransacked looking for a valuable secret. The Law is stumped, but one person in town decides to fight back: John, the skinny thirteen year-old with a smart horse and his daddy's gun. With outlaws around every corner, John and his friends are trying to solve the mystery before John's past catches up with them. It will take more than quick hands and a little luck to get out of this mess. Courage and loyalty propel John down the same path that destroyed his father, and will lead John into infamy.