His name is Lance Black. Some call him the Dark Man. He challenges enemies to bet their lives by drawing from his deck of cards, and whoever pulls a card higher than Black's is promptly gunned down. Some believe he stacks the deck in his favor - and now someone wants him to gamble against the Gunsmith...

Paul Santee was once Clint Adams's friend, but fate has placed them on opposite sides of the law. Not foolish enough to risk going up against the Gunsmith himself, Santee raises the stakes by hiring Lance Black to kill him. But Clint has always been one to beat the odds...