Wealthy cattleman Brian Athlone promised Sundance a generous reward if the half-bred could find Athlone's daughter Laurie, who had been abducted by Indians. If he failed, however, Athlone swore to destroy the village of Sundance's blood brothers—the Indians who had kidnapped Laurie.
When Sundance reached the village, he learned that the girl had vanished, and the enraged chief promised Sundance death by slow torture if he didn't return her to the tribe!