Edge arrives in Carol County, Nebraska, where posters are displayed asking people to vote for the mayor and town council of a neighboring town.Caught in a sudden rainstorm, the half-breed takes shelter in a building where he meets a young couple - Laura and Dan Warren – who are on the run from a posse sent after them by the town’s sheriff, Gene Stanton. They begin to tell Edge about the crooked election when shots explode and three deputies ride up. The Warrens kill one man and steal the horses. Edge claims a mount and they all leave for the election headquarters.