When gunfighter "Black Jack" Hollis is shot down in the street, he leaves behind an infant son. Spinster Elizabeth Cornish takes him to raise as her own, despite her brother's warning that bad blood will "out." Terry grows up believing he is the last descendant of a fine old Virginia family, then just before his 25th birthday, his uncle begins to lay his plans. How will Terry react when he learns he is the son of a famous killer? Will his "bad blood" out?