 From the trial of the survivors, we flash back to amoral crook Ralph Cotter s violent prison break, assisted by Holiday Carleton, sister of another prisoner...who doesn t make it. Soon Ralph manipulates the grieving Holiday into his arms, and two crooked cops follow her into his pocket. Ralph s total lack of scruple brings him great success in a series of robberies. But his easy conquest of gullible heiress Margaret Dobson proves more dangerous to him than any crime...