White Feather is diabolically murdered. The Apache Nation relentlessly demands and inevitably extracts an equal punishment for the horror that lead to White Feather's death, from those who murdered her.
White Feather's Indian ways, strength, love, devotion and death instill in Elias the courage and conviction he will need to become a Territorial Marshal.
After White Feather's death, Elias becomes a United States Marshal for the eastern half of the Dakota Territory. This is a vast area without the rule of law and order. It is for Elias and his Deputies to introduce and bring justice to the people in the growing Territory.
