After a rough run-in with a bunch of Apaches, Slocum is left without a horse in the hottest, driest place next to hell--West Texas. He stumbles into Eagle Pass looking for some relief. Yet it's the town that's relieved when Slocum shows up. Eagle Pass has a bully on the loose. The lazy deputy would rather lock up an annoying yet harmless bandito known as El Loco than the real criminal. But Slocum can't let that happen, not with El Loco's beautiful sister riding him. He'll see justice served, no matter how dangerous--or crazy--the task may be ...