Cast of characters
Prologue: A terrible place for murders
Part One
A people angry and armed
Reduced to obedience
A country entirely altered
Extranjeros
The Texas game
California now belongs to the United States
¡Abajo los Americanos!
The old woman's gun
San Pasqual
Poor Californios
The grab game
Military occupation
Part Two
Mob law
Violence begins at home
The Lugo case
War for a whole life
La ley de Linch
The cult of violence
City of demons
Vindicta publica
Part Three
We have got you now, Don Santiago
The crime must be avenged
Dueling, shooting, and killing
The plague is upon us
Master in the house
A refined piece of villainy
The Home Guard Vigilance Committee
Chinatown
Imperfect justice
Fists doubled up
Epilogue: Forgive me, I have killed your brother.