Jim Cleve has been deemed, "e;a good guy"e; all of his life and it agitates him to no end. Even his girlfriend, Joan Randle has scorned him for this "e;weakness"e; shouting, "e;You haven't it in you even to be BAD!"e; Dejected and hurt, Jim abandons the life he has known for the gold mining camps along Alder Gulch in southern Montana. It is here, among the thieves and murde...