Gar Burnett and daughter Trece are looking to make a big score by conning the Cannons. Big John has rounded up a herd of cattle to be picked up by drovers in five days worth $100,000. When Trece "bumps" into Blue on the street, Blue takes an immediate interest in the cultured girl from the east. Through her Gar is introduced to Big John as a businessman. Upon learning about the herd to be shipped, Gar devises a new scam which takes him away for a couple of days but Trece is invited to visit the High Chaparral under the watchful eye of Blue who falls in love with her. Big John sees their relationship as innocent but Victoria feels something about Trece is not right. Gar returns with a $25,000 judgment against the herd based on a phony claim he submitted in court. Big John has to pay the blackmail or face losing the sale of the herd as there is no time to overturn the judgment. Buck threatens Gar but Big John pays. However, Gar is found dead having fallen over a cliff with Buck the prime suspect. Trece, however, admits that Gar accidentally stepped over the cliff during a coughing spell due to black lung. Trece is conflicted about Blue as she has never known true love. In the end she returns the money and asks Blue to join her in a life of cons knowing he will refuse.
—Anonymous