De fyra bröderna Newton var under 1920-talet USA:s mest framgångsrika bankrånare, ett resultat av smarta planer och minimalt med våld.

A con artist moves into a small town to spearhead a payroll robbery.

I ett mörkt kontor håller fyra män på att förbereda en kassaskåpssprängning. En nattvakt kommer in och blir av misstag dödad. Tjuvarna kommer undan med bytet, men tio år senare får styvsonen till nattvakten ett brev med viktig information.

A lock factory worker Pertti would like to marry his girlfriend Verna, but fears they don't have enough money. His brother Martti is a member of a youth gang that is planning a robbery with three other young men. When the boys have to flee at the time of the robbery, Pertti who secretly shadowed them sees an opportunity to solve his money problem.