Nandi, a former Companion and brothel owner, is being targeted by Rance Burgess, the local landowner. One of Nandi's girls, Petaline, is pregnant, and Rance believes he is the father and demands that they hand the child over. Nandi contacts her old friend Inara, who offers the work to the crew of Serenity.
For the most part, the story is very similar to The Magnificent Seven, with the crew of Serenity training Nandi's people to fight Rance Burgess and his army of hired guns. However, there's also a lot of time dedicated to the relationship between Mal and Inara. It's been previously implied that they have romantic feelings for one another, but they're both reluctant to act on these feelings due to a desire to keep their relationship professional. When Mal grows closer to Nandi, this adds to the tension between our favourite bickering couple.
Overall, there's not really much else to this one. But there's still a great battle scene, a ton of funny lines, and the image of Mal chasing after Rance's hovercar on horseback perfectly sums up the world of Firefly. There are some interesting continuty nods, such as when Nandi kisses Mal and he pauses to see if he passes out; a reference to Saffron's Goodnight Kiss from "Our Mrs. Reynolds".
There's also a line when Kaylee asks Wash if she's pretty. Wash nonchalantly responds with "Were I not wed, I'd take you in a manly fashion." When Alan Tudyk announced his marriage on Twitter, he referenced that line.
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