Hunt returns to Chicago in time for graduation and greets his new recruits and is forced to help teach the next class by filling in for Deputy Marshal John Rube while John is sick. Both the new recruits and Hunt are happy to see John Rube return to work.
Hunt travels to Albany and travels with the men to Vermont where the deputies rode into a trap and lost a deputy marshal and another was wounded.
The need for a new office becomes evident during Hunt's travels, and he needs to find the right man for the job.
Hunt goes to Denver to make arrangements for the sale of the cattle and to make the 2nd installment to Charles Crawford.
While in Denver, Hunt travels by train to Phoenix and visits with his old friend, Ben Collins.
Hunt travels to Orlando to talk to U.S. Marshal Earl Jefferson and returns with a unique gift for the family.