Norman Thompson doesn't seek out trouble, but it always seems to find him. All he really wants is a job as a ranch foreman. He heads south, making his way to Nebraska. Instead of work, tough, he finds something he never expected — a partner. Edith is a beautiful young woman seeking to escape the clutches of her own sordid past. Together they buy a decrepit old cattle ranch and start driving herd up to the lush grass of the Cherokee Strip. But while Norm settles into life as a ranch owner and family man, forces are at work to take it all away. Will he and Edith find the happiness they've been searching for? Or will the ghost of the past burn it all to ashes?