Jim Hardie is sent with an Army patrol to Mexico to pick up the prisoner, Yaqui Kid, to hopefully recover stolen Wells Fargo money. As they return north through the Yaqui country, the horses are stolen and the men picked off one by one.
Jim Hardie is with a four man Army patrol led by Sgt. Tyler sent to Mexico to pick up the prisoner Yaqui Kid captured by Mexico. They are to return him to Fort Apache where he will be tried and probably hanged. Hardie is along to get the Kid to tell where he has hidden the money he stole from Wells Fargo. The local Mexican officer apologizes for not being able to provide an escort plus the group must also take along the Yaqui Kid's wife Rita who has been staying with him at the jail. If forced to leave, she will kill herself. Hardie tries to protect Rita from the soldiers but he soon senses some Yaquis are following them. They soon find themselves left with no horses when the guard leaves them and the men are picked off one by one.—Anonymous