Colorado Sundown 1952

Rex stops runaway stage and rescues passengers

The runaway stage is pursued by Rex and Slim. Rex leaps onto the stage and stops it, freeing Jackie and Mattie. The passengers mistake him for the careless stage driver.

Inheriting a third of the ranch

Jackie and Slim learn they each hold a third of a ranch along with Carrie Hurley and her brother Daniel. The reality of the inheritance unsettles the group and sets up future conflicts. The dynamics hint at hidden motives around control of the land.

Carrie tricks Slim and Jackie into selling their share

Carrie persuades them that the trees are infected and the ranch should be sold. Rex arrives and stops the sale, exposing his protective stance over the land. Tensions rise as the deal falls through.

Dusty Hurley impersonates a forest ranger

Dusty Hurley arrives and impersonates John Stoker, a forest ranger who has been poisoned by Carrie. The fake ranger persuades other ranchers to sell their shares. Rex grows suspicious of the staged ranger and his schemes.

The letter from the forest service arrives

A letter from the forest service arrives confirming the ranger's report. Maddie takes the letter but is shot by the fake Stoker. The counterfeit ranger takes the letter to Carrie, who hides it.

Confrontation in Carrie's office

Rex confronts the fake Stoker; a fight ensues and Stoker collapses in Carrie's office. Carrie shoots Rex, wounding him and escalating the peril. Slim arrives to help as chaos unfolds.

Rex and Slim take Rex and the fake Stoker to Doc; Stoker dies

Slim transports Rex and the dying Stoker to the doctor, but Stoker dies during the trip. Rex's injuries are tended to and the truth about Stoker sinks in. The immediate danger gives way to a tense calm before the storm.

A storm arrives and the dam is saved

A fierce storm arrives, and everyone pitches in to prevent the dam from breaking. The community bands together under Rex's leadership to avert disaster. The event tests loyalties as the town braces for a crisis.

Bodies discovered and poisoning confirmed

When the storm passes, the river reveals the ranger's body and Dusty Hurley's body. They are brought to Doc, where it is determined both had been poisoned. Rex and the sheriff close in on Carrie's and Dusty's villainy.

Ranchers and lumbermen quarrel halted

Ranchers and lumbermen begin to fight amid the tensions over land and control. Rex and the sheriff step in to halt the violence and restore order. The threat of war over the ranch is defused for the moment.

Rex pursues Carrie and Daniel to the river

Rex tails Carrie Hurley and Daniel as they attempt to escape. He confronts them, and the struggle drives them into the river. Using his cunning and strength, Rex defeats them.

Rex arrests Carrie and bids farewell

Rex emerges victorious and carts Carrie off to jail. He bids Jackie and Slim farewell before riding off alone. The personal cost of the ordeal is acknowledged as he leaves the scene.