 Circa 1900, runaway boy Nugget arrives in an Oklahoma boom town to find his brother...who s a dealer in the casino section of a palatial bawdy house, and lover of the madam, Tacey Cromwell. Together, Nugget, Clint, and Tacey seek respectability in a Colorado mining town. Clint finds work at the town s new bank, while Tacey adopts another orphan, Seely. But Clint is pursued by banker s daughter Judith Watrous, who s seemingly sweet but takes ruthless steps to eliminate competition. Result for Tacey: heartbreak, renunciation, and tears a-plenty.