A band of Apache bucks - led by a charismatic hothead - has forsaken reservation life to go on a bloody rampage. In pursuit with Lieutenant Michael Covington's detail is civilian scout Jackson Farraday, but a showdown looms between the pair.

Jackson is misled by Lilian Goodnight, a harum-scarum youngster who boasts the handle Misfit Lil, Princess of Pistoleers. After a clash with the Apaches and the slaughter of an Army paymaster and his escort, Jackson is fired.

But his troubles are only just beginning - he is also framed for murder by crooked Sheriff "Wheezer" Skene. Can Misfit Lil make amends by saving her reluctant hero?