Bret Maverick

In what may very well be the last of the great poker games in the Old West, Bret wins ownership of the saloon and decides to settle down in the town of Sweetwater in the Arizona Territory. (Part 1 of 2)

Mavericks reluctance to sell his ranch, the Lazy Ace, is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.

Womens suffrage catches fire in Sweetwater and no one feels the heat more than Maverick, whos just won a Chinese girl in a poker game.

Eastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.

An old flame of Brets shows up in Sweetwater, pursued by two homicidal brothers she swindled.

Vigilantes take over the Red Ox saloon and put former sheriff Tom Guthrie on trial for crimes he allegedly committed in the past.

When a stagecoach is attacked by Apaches and a woman is killed, the angry townspeople want to call in the cavalry.

A religious charlatan dupes the townpeople so that he can obtain the rights to their land.

Maverick and Guthrie are suckered into agreeing to protect a shipment of gold from a ruthless band of outlaws.