 The killing of Mayor Palmer (Forrest Taylor) is being placed on Paul Moody (Richard Emory) by fingerprint expert Jim Stover (Richard Travis) as Moody s prints were found on the murder weapon. When reporter Brad Evans (Rory Mallison) places doubt in Stover s mind that the fingerprints were Moodys, he decides to investigate further with the help of the mayor s daughter Carolyn (Sheila Ryan).