Abused and dominated by men in her youth, Belle Starr now out-rides, out-smokes, out-shoots, and out-gambles them as she makes her way around the Old West, usually wearing male garb. One man who’s her equal is Larry Blackie with whom she has an on-again, off-again relationship, which is often argumentative and sometimes violent. Together they become involved in a robbery, which goes awry. Belle has to rescue Larry and though he's grateful, he now wants to go his own way