A band of Apache bucks - led by a charismatic hothead - has forsaken reservation life to go on a bloody rampage. In pursuit with Lieutenant Michael Covington's detail is civilian scout Jackson Farraday. But a showdown looms between the pair when Jackson is misled by Lilian Goodnight, a harum-scarum youngster who boasts the handle Misfit Lil, Princess of Pistoleers. After a clash with the Apaches and the slaughter of an Army paymaster and his escort, Jackson is fired. But his troubles are only just beginning when he is framed for murder by crooked Sheriff 'Wheezer' Skene. Can Misfit Lil make amends by saving her reluctant hero?