For three years, the town's residents had gone about their business -- mining, railroading, carousing. Life on the frontier was tough, but the promise of a better life ahead made the struggle worth it. Strange noises, faces in the windows of the bank ... and a scared citizenry threatening to leave the town behind. Could Serpentcreek's new preacher save the day and help the Sheriff restore order before all was lost? Or were the lawman's suspicions about the newcomer well-founded? The fate of Serpentcreek hung on the answers.