Lancer; Hero of the West is a good guy gun for hire who works with the law, not against it. In this fourth adventure in the series, Lancer travels to the bustling town of El Paso, Texas. There he helps a local marshal keep the peace while the town awaits the trial of the man who killed a prominent local citizen. The accused is a member of a very powerful and dangerous local family with lots of friends. Lancer has more on his mind as well because as our hero was leaving Tombstone his best friend Wyatt Earp was getting ready for the battle of his life.