A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending to start a new life. However, he gets mixed up with the local mob boss and corrupt politicians and soon finds himself being framed for an arson and murder he didn't commit.

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.

克里夫和查克一起从狱中释放回到社会，克里夫已经金盆洗手，此时他只想过上正常人的普通生活，但他无法抵挡查克的诱惑又重新回到犯罪团伙中，当他赚够了让弟弟结婚和买仓库做生意的钱后他这次打算永远从黑帮中隐退，但又一次他为了解救困境中的查克时，让他走上了不归路。