 Three teen-agers, led by psychopathic Jess Reber (John Barrymore, Jr.), break into an isolated farmhouse and murder its prosperous owner whose secretary, Linda Atlas (Betty Garrett), witnesses the crime. The three thugs decide to hold her hostage. Detective Tony Atlas (Phil Carey), perlexed by the sudden disappearance of Betty, his estranged wife, tries desperately to locate her.