When outlaw Clay McCord learns the Governor of New Mexico has offered an amnesty to all who apply for it at the town of Tuscosa| he is intrigued but suspicious. Hecircles the vicinity| weighing the offer and encountering other outlaws| all the while troubled by occasional "spells" resembling the epileptic fits which plaguedhis father. Eventually McCord reaches Tuscosa where he clashes with the local marshal| Roy Colby. The Governor then arrives and tries to calm the situation| knowingthat if McCord asks for amnesty| other outlaws will follow. Events lead to a shoot-out with McCord| Colby| and the Governor on one side while a band of outlawscomprise the other.