A small Arizona town, seething with racial tension, explodes when the stepdaughter of it's most powerful citizen cries "rape." Camper John Allen, a peaceful Indian, is wrongfully accused of the crime and imprisoned. Later, he escapes and returns to his reservation - only to find his house in flames. His people homeless and his brother murdered by a hate-crazed mob, determined to clear his name once and for all, Camper replies in the only language the mob understands - violence!