Hunt and his men are busy trying to trap a serial killer preying on lonely widows when the Denver Newspaper hires a nosy news reporter who foils their attempts at trapping the assailant by publishing the Marshal’s plans to capture him. The assailant strikes one last time and leaves town, and the men track him to New Orleans, where they are assisted by Ace Sterling, one of Hunt’s deputy marshals who has been promoted to U.S. Marshal of New Orleans. The nosy reporter attempts to force his way into the Marshal’s office to obtain information for publication but is stopped. Sheriff Drake Collins, who has faithfully served Denver for 25 years, has a competitor running against him in the election. Hunt asks Winston to borrow his wolfdog to protect the Marshal’s office from a break-in, with dramatic results.