Tragedy strikes a pioneer couple in the Old West. Disaster is averted by the providential appearance of a mysterious stranger who uses the ultimate weapon - the most current biomedical information - to save the day. This powerful saga, filmed on location in Peralta, New Mexico, uses breath-taking scenery, hard charging steeds, heart-wrenching sufferings, sudden plot twists, and finely observed period costumes to create an uplifting and life-affirming message - the ineluctable victory of knowledge over ignorance.