Reporter/artist, Julie Oakes, from Boston arrives in Medicine Bow with an introduction for Clay Grainger to do a story on the west. The Virginian drives her to Shiloh where the Graingers ask her to stay during her visit. There is an immediate attraction between her and The Virginian who spend considerable time together with Julie telling him she is falling in love with him. Clay Grainger suggest she meet Ord Glover a businessman in Medicine Bow for his perspective. She notices a stickpin Ord is wearing which attracts her interest. She continues to spend time with Ord who is also from Boston much to the dislike of The Virginian. Julie and Elizabeth join the ranch hands as they work and spend a special evening over the campfire as the men entertain themselves with music and tall tales. Her continued flashbacks to Boston and her husband and son's deaths result in tragic events which neither the Graingers or The Virginian understand.
—Anonymous