Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
