At a time when Indians and whites are fighting each other to the death, the adventurer Tom Jeffords is the only one who advocates understanding and peace between the two peoples. To this end, he takes on a risky mission: After saving the life of a young Indian, he rides to Cochise, the chief of the Apaches, and speaks out for an end to the bloodbath. The two opposing men become friends and Jeffords marries the young shaman Sonseeahray, with whom he has fallen in love. But their happiness and the negotiated ceasefire are not good, because in both camps, white and red, resistance and mistrust are stirring...