At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and the Lawyer telling them the ranch is almost worthless, Hoppy investigates. Finding the ranch valuable and the Lawyer embezzling money from it, Hoppy confronts him.—Maurice VanAuken <[email protected]>

Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), with his sidekick Lucky Jenkins (Rand Brooks) , accompanies California Carlson (Andy Clyde) when he leases the Bar-20 ranch, to claim his inheritance from a cousin. There are five heirs, one a young girl, Ruth Baxter (Patricia Tate). A mysterious, hooded stranger stalks the ranch property and one of the heirs is killed. Lucky saves Ruth from a similar fate and also discovers oil deposits on the property. Hoppy discovers the identity of the murder and also solves the mystery of the hooded strange with the help of the housekeeper, Matilda Hackerr (Una O'Connor).—Les Adams <[email protected]>

California has inherited a ranch along with five other relatives. But the will has a proviso that, should any of the heirs die, the portions are redistributed among the survivors. Of course someone dies. Hoppy manages to keep it to a couple of deaths.—Ed Stephan <[email protected]>