When Longarm's old friend, Helen Morrow, asks for his help, the lawman doesn't hesitate. Now a successful madam running several bordellos, Helen informs him that someone is trying to run her out of business, sending threatening letters to her working girls.

To catch the culprit, Longarm sets up his own business--the Star Saloon--which offers anything a man could desire, from beer and whiskey to cards and female companionship. It isn't long before the town's most powerful man--along with a corrupt sheriff and a brutal enforcer--takes a strong interest in the new saloon. But if these scoundrels don't mind their own business, they'll soon be the ones seeing stars...