When the legendary John Stranger arrives in Apache Junction, Arizona, he find himself on the edge of a bitter war between sworn enemies: the Tonto Apaches and the Arizona Zunis. For over a century, the two tribes have waged hard fought battles over sacred land. But in recent years, the stakes have risen higher than ever before. After the son of Arizona's govenor is taken hostage during a dramatic wedding-day kidnapping, John Stranger is called upon to save the young man's life and avert a deadly weapons exchange that could result in widespread bloodshed of Indians and settlers alike.