It's the late 1800s, and all Derrick Winters wants is to continue the family name, running the family ranch and helping folks in need. However, even though El Paso, Texas has come a long way from the rough-and-tumble town it used to be, it still suffers from the lack of law. As raids from a mean Mexican gang called the Banditos begin to increase, Derrick's parents, John and Mary Winters, send their son to Harvard to become the county's first attorney-at-law.

While Derrick—who's determined to return home as soon as possible—struggles to balance the only life he's ever known with the college experience and a convoluted court case, John and Mary do their best to survive the Banditos and the daily challenges of the Wild West. New threats and obstacles arise at both ends, forcing the Winters to rely on each other and the friends they've made along the way if they're to have any chance of survival.