 Four boys and a girl form a gang in the Hell s Kitchen section of New York City, and in the course of committing a crime they start a fire, leading to one of them being caught and sent to the reformatory. Years later, the five of them make a practice of meeting once a year. Marty, the one who had been caught, now runs a night club and gambling house, while Helen is a singer who performs there. Jerry is now a priest, while the two O Mara brothers have become policemen. On the night of their reunion, the O Mara brothers are called to investigate the death of one of Marty s customers. Marty knows that two of his enforcers are responsible, so he sends them back to cover up the evidence. But one of the O Mara brothers confronts them, with violent results that will set the former friends against one another.