Tom Horn is known throughout the cow country as a hard worker and a hard player. Tom is the leader of a gang. The Buzzard stumbles across oil indications on a homestead occupied by an old man and his daughter. Tom's party agrees it will be a good scheme to jump the claim, and they set out. Tom sends Buzzard to the nearest town to file the location, while he and the party go to the homestead to eject the old man from his land. Sunny is away from the house when they arrive. Tom tells the old man that the claim is theirs and orders him off. An argument ensues, in which the gang stats to clean up the house. Sunny arrives in the midst of the excitement. As soon as Tom sees her he regrets trying to cheat the old man out of his claim, and orders his boys to hustle away. He mounts a fresh horse and endeavors to catch Buzzard and prevent him from filing on the claim. By taking a short cut and riding hard, the Buzzard is overtaken. Tom orders him to return, but the latter objects, and in the argument the Buzzard is shot.