Settling His Hash

Dewey "Mac" Mackenzie cooks for a chuckwagon crew, and he is just as handy with a pair of six-shooters. He has never hesitated to feed a hungry man, whether with a plate of supper or with a bullet. Recently cleared of a crime he never committed, Mac can finally travel without constantly watching his back. After drifting through California and finding no place that suits him, he decides to ride home to Texas.

A group of cowhands bound for Texas needs someone to run their chuckwagon, since their last cook landed in jail after a saloon fight. They have no fondness for that cook or his cooking. They simply want a quiet trip home, decent meals along the way, and the chance to hand their boss the money earned by selling the herd.

Otis Bradley admits he was never a skilled cook, but he feels his former trail companions had no right to leave him locked up. He still believes he is owed his share of the payroll for the drive. Having struck up a friendship with the outlaw Stack Ketchum, Otis now leads a band of gunmen intent on vengeance and on seizing the money. They have not reckoned with Mac, a man who will not let them have their way.