The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Carol Hunnicutová sa v losangelskom hoteli stane nechceným svedkom mafiánskej vraždy, ktorú spácha gangsterský boss Leo Watts. Robert Caufield z kancelárie okresného prokurátora, ktorý už dlho po Leovi pasie, zistí identitu svedkyne a vydáva sa za ňou pretože mafia už tiež objavila jej stopu a snaží sa ju zlikvidovať. Podarí sa im uniknúť najatým zabijakom a nastúpiť do expresu, smerujúceho do Vancouveru. Nebezpečný súboj s mafiou vrcholí na strechách vagónov, kde Robert musí čeliť zúrivému útoku tajomnej cestujúcej Kathryn Wellerovej, ktorá je tiež v Leových službách...

Attorney Walter Colby has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When his girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin, who also has shady connections, becomes a suspect in a murder, Walter takes the fall. However, on his way to prison, he escapes, determined to bring the real killer to justice.

A man has been found dead after having been hurled from a train. As security agents, police and a medical examiner piece together his identity, three accounts emerge: one set during World War II, one in the immediate aftermath of the war, and one in contemporary Poland.