Plot

Jessica has to unravel the secrets and threats at the funeral of a friend in Wyoming.

Jessica attends the burial of Wyoming rancher Jack Carver with his family and fellow veteran friends. Family lawyer Sam Breen announces he died without finalizing his will, which would provide the sale of the ranch to his brother Tim Carver, so only daughter Mary inherits everything. Then turns up Carl Mestin, with his cheap tomcat wife Sally, waving a will making him general heir. He lies about saving Jack's life in Korea, and after a stormy night when the men went out to check the property he's found hanging in the barn. Gun-obsessed incompetent sheriff 'marshall' Ed Potts arrests Mary's fiancé Art Merrick without any proof, so Jessica investigates, gets Art free and digs up the past about the will, the axes several men had grinding against Carl and his killing...—KGF Vissers

Jessica is in Fifty-Mile, Wyoming to attend the funeral of an old friend, Jack Carver. Jack was a good man who raised his daughter Mary alone after his wife died during childbirth. At the wake, everyone is somewhat taken aback when Jack's lawyer, Sam Breen, says he didn't have a will. Not so fast says Carl Mestin, who has just walked in the door. He has a will that the very sick Jack Carver had only recently signed. The will leaves everything to him and nothing to Mary. It's no surprise when Mestin is found dead hanging in the barn. Jessica is on her own in this case - the local Sheriff is a buffoon and not very bright - and is baffled by the contradictory evidence in the case.—garykmcd