Synopsis

Ben’s new horse unseated him on a steep incline, leaving him with a painful back injury. Joe attempted to gather assistance, but the settlers in the valley lived under a shadow of fear, intimidated by the landowner and his men. Seeking help, Joe turned to a man named Thornton, only to be wounded by those same cowboys, forcing him into the humiliating position of requesting aid from them. Later, Ben was jolted awake from a vivid dream—a disturbing vision of Joe calling out, then falling beside hi