A city boy arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by a cougar.
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.
After learning they were duped by a con artist, two songwriters join forces with other swindled colleagues and use creative methods to promote their music.