Agreeing to be best man at his uncle's wedding, range detective Henry "Whispering" Smith returns to his North Carolina hometown. His years of tracking livestock rustlers in the desolate Colorado Plateau country haven't prepared him for facing the two things that drove him away -- a pig-headed father he doesn't like and an unfaithful ex-girlfriend he does. A close friend is murdered and plans for a brief visit fall apart. Cattle theft appears to be the motive, but Henry isn't convinced. When police don't believe him, he must use his range detective skills to bring a killer to justice. Struggling to reconcile his past, Henry follows a trail that leads uncomfortably close to his heart.