Fromthetrialofthesurvivors,weflashbacktoamoralcrookRalphCotter'sviolentprisonbreak,assistedbyHolidayCarleton,sisterofanotherprisoner...whodoesn'tmakeit.SoonRalphmanipulatesthegrievingHolidayintohisarms,andtwocrookedcopsfollowherintohispocket.Ralph'stotallackofscruplebringshimgreatsuccessinaseriesofrobberies.ButhiseasyconquestofgullibleheiressMargaretDobsonprovesmoredangeroustohimthananycrime...