Two drifters are passing through a Western town, when news comes in that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the drifters, form a posse to catch the perpetrators. They find three men in possession of the cattle, and are determined to see justice done on the spot.
The Ox-Bow Incident
When a posse captures three men suspected of killing a local farmer, they become strongly divided over whether or not to lynch the men.
