A dead man shot by a lawman becomes a hero, despite the fact he was really a cold-blooded killer. Hec tries to expose the truth about him, and clear the lawman's name.

A crime syndicate comes to town and are victimizing oildrillers who are tricked into accepting loans from the syndicate.

A healthy looking young man dies of heart failure, but Hec is convinced that it happened naturally.

A hotheaded young man comes to town looking for his father, who deserted he and his mother many years before. When the father turns up dead Hec tries to prove that the young man is not guilty.

The town is buzzing over the impossible dream of man in flight. Two men arrive to test a glider and become suspects in the murder of a rival flyer.