It was almost midnight, and in front of a ranch house whose lighted windows showed that its occupants were still awake, an Indian waited outside with two powerful horses. Inside the house, Tom Barker stood before the Lone Ranger, speaking of his appreciation for being given some advice. Tom needs to leave and rest for a while, and he needs his foreman Fred and his wife Ellen to look after the ranch and all of the business whilst he is gone. But can he trust them?