The episode's plot revolves around an old prospector named Leadhead Kane (Earle Hodgins) who dies and leaves his half-ownership of a silver mine to a beautiful actress and music hall singer, Mlle. Annette (Lita Milan), who had shown him kindness. br His crooked partner, Vance Crawford (Whit Bissell), is unhappy with the will's terms and plans to challenge its validity in court. Paladin is hired to ensure that the actress makes it to the courtroom to claim her inheritance. Crawford and his associates try various means to prevent Paladin from getting Annette to the hearing on time, leading to the central conflict and action of the episode. br The story allows Paladin to use his knowledge of the law as well as his gunfighting skills, culminating in a courtroom scene where he pushes the local miners to identify with their late friend's simple wish to leave his fortune to the woman who brightened his lonely life.