Once farmer Gordon decided that the American government did not support the rural producer, and stopped paying taxes. Because of this, he soon ended up behind bars, but even after his release he did not change his views. Moreover, Gordon began to actively agitate the local population to refuse to pay taxes, joined an illegal militaristic organization, and soon chalked up several killed federals who tried to arrest him. FBI agent Richard Maberly is assigned to hunt down and neutralize the rebel.