 A woman framed for a murder she didn t commit stows away on a freighter headed for an island in the South Seas known as a hideout for people on the run from the law. The ship s radio operator finds her and falls in love with her, promising to help her get to the island. However, things take a turn for the worse when another couple recognize the woman, and as she is about to escape the ship she learns of a plot to rob the freighter and its crew.