Hopalong rides into a firestorm of violence and betrayal. On the rain-drenched trail to the  lawless town of Seven Pines, Hopalong discovers two men—one dead, the other badly wounded. Returning with medical help, Hopalong finds the wounded man has been shot through the temple. Who would  commit such a murder? To find out, Hopalong hires on at Bob Ronson’s Rocking R Ranch. There he learns that