Henry Wallace, now a fugitive & narrowly excaping death in Denver, is on his way to Cheyenne with Samantha in her medicine wagon. The pair discover a farm house with a man dying under suspicious circumstances & the wife refuses Henry's help as a doctor. Samantha gets into big trouble with the law in Cheyenne & Henry goes to great lengths to bail her out. He risks life & limb during a free-for-all in which the last man standing gets the $400 prize money. Henry must depend on his prowess as a boxer to save himself when he's involved in a battle of intense brutality. The battle is the most terrifying & brutal experience of Henry's life. This is book number 2 of a continuing series. If you liked THE FUGITIVE, you'll love this series!