⁣A young lieutenant has sworn vengeance against all Shawnee Indians because his parents were murdered by the war chief of of the tribe. When Nangus, a Shawnee chief, is killed during a peace pow-wow, the lieutenant is blamed. Hawkeye and Chingachcook believe that he is innocent.

⁣Hawkeye has tracked outlaw Simon Girty to Morristown but he and Chingachgook are turned away and told that the town is closed due to an outbreak of the black plague. Hawkeye decides to sneak in and see for himself.

⁣Fortune hunters seek a treasure rumored to have belonged to the French explorer La Salle. They ask Hawkeye to lead them but when he discovers that it is in a sacred Dakota burial ground he tries to dissuade them.

⁣Cressing claims to have a royal grant giving him ownership of the town.

⁣Freedom of the press is threatened when the editor is framed for murder.

⁣Someone is selling illegal guns to the Indians. The townspeople blame gunsmith Eben Cotten.

⁣ Hawkeye and Chingachgook escort young Greg to his Aunt and Uncle. Greg's parents are recently deceased, making him the sole heir to a valuable mine. There have been numerous attempts on Greg's life. Hawkeye and Chingachgook suspect the Uncle...but proving it is another matter.

⁣Tolliver and his outlaw gang of former pirates have kidnapped two women and demanded a ransom of 1000 pounds. Hawkeye infiltrates the gang in an attempt to get them back.

⁣Little Snowbird falls into a deep trance after Hawkeye presents her with a doll.

⁣Frontier wives hope to join their husbands in time for Christmas.

⁣ Someone is going to a lot of trouble to convince the townspeople that a witch has cursed them. A bell that rings by itself, a lame horse, milk with the taste of brimstone lead Hawkeye to search for the truth.

⁣ A young soldier is accused of stealing new breech loading rifles and selling them to the Indians. He is being tried for treason unless Hawkeye can discover the truth.

⁣Tom Morgan and his father are attacked by Hurons. Tom runs away in fear leaving his wounded father behind. Labeled a coward by his father and the rest of the village he flees.

⁣Mike is returning home to marry but his fiance and family have been murdered in what appears to be a Huron raid.

⁣Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys are at war with the ruthless tax collectors, a bunch of outlaws, more Robin Hood than the Dalton gang. But when the authorities start to pin their misdeeds on them, Hawkeye must sort it out.

⁣ Chief Black Wolf and his tribe are accused of breaking the treaty. It is up to Hawkeye and Chingachgook to clear them. Things are complicated by an inexperienced, by the book, young officer.

⁣Hawkeye and Chingachgook find a young Irish girl, Bridget, alone in the woods. She is running away from a man named Stark who claims to own her.

⁣Needed winter supplies are being stolen before they can reach the village. Tim, a simple-minded man, is made to believe he killed someone and when he flees he becomes an easy scapegoat.

⁣A young Indian Doctor attempts to practice medicine while the townspeople practice intolerance.

⁣More unrest between the white men and the Ottawas.