In Yancey's Pride, Luke Slaughter, a formidable cattleman and Civil War veteran, is drawn into a tense situation when he learns that a rustler has been captured on his ranch. The atmosphere in Tombstone is charged with the threat of lynching, as the cattlemen's association rallies around the idea of swift justice for the accused. Slaughter, known for his strong sense of justice, is determined to intervene when he realizes that the accused man, Yancey Bell, is an old comrade from the war.