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As the movie begins, Boron is ridiculed by Joe Bdet, the brother of a corrupt rancher, a man embodying the town's lawlessness. The tension escalates rapidly when Sheriff John T. Chance, Boron's old friend, intervenes to protect him from further humiliation. However, this intervention leads to violence, marking a pivotal moment that sets the stage for the ensuing conflict between entrenched authority and the criminal element in the town.