Joe Patridge

En route to prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-cavalry sergeant winds up leading the defense of a besieged fort against overwhelming odds.

While investigating a wave of bizarre self-mutilations, a detective begins to suspect a charismatic stage hypnotist is manipulating the victims.

Ben is hot on the trail of the pair of outlaw brothers who killed his sister, but not if their gun-toting mother has anything to say about it.