Lariat Jones, an old friend of Lucas', comes to North Fork to open up a casino. However, after several cheaters are caught in his casino, Lucas has to save his friend from almost certain death.
Lucas McCain is thrilled to see that his oldest and best friend Lariat Jones has come North Fork and may settle there permanently. Lariat is a professional gambler, thoroughly honest and principled. He's gotten mixed up with a couple crooks however who have convinced him to become a partner in a new gambling hall for the town. Despite their assurances to the contrary, Lariat's new partners have no intention of running an honest gaming house which leads to an inevitable confrontation.—garykmcd