Gambler Ridgeway Steele could not imagine what a trip to the small Texas town of Laredo would turn out for him. On the day of his arrival, the city is in mourning over the murder of the son of one of the influential people, Senor Sanchez. The heartbroken father promises to give a fortune to the one who will deliver to him the alleged murderer, the mysterious Lady Amalia, who miraculously fled the city after the crime.By coincidence, Steele and the undertaker Steve Holiday also find themselves embroiled in the search for the mysterious lady.Will they be able to find Amalia? What does her disappearance have to do with Holiday? And is Steele himself who he is mistaken for?..