Willer and Carson are drawn into a great intrigue, connected to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the public disclosure of which could lead to major upheavals in the highest circles of government.
San Franciscos Polizeichef Tom Devlin bittet Tex Willer und Kit Carson um Hilfe bei der Aufdeckung einer gewaltigen kriminellen Organisation. Gleich zu Beginn ihrer Ermittlungen stoßen die beiden Freunde auf einen Haufen Leichen …
A military patrol carrying pay to Fort Gila is attacked, the soldiers are brutally murdered and scalped. Evidence points to an Indian ambush, but the fact that the money is missing makes Tex and Carson suspicious, and they begin to investigate...