 Doc Erwin Riedenschneider has just been released from prison and immediately seeks out financial backing for a heist which he has been plotting, the robbery of a jewellery store. He puts together a group of men consisting of Dix Handley, a tough guy, Gus, a bar owner and Louis Ciavelli, a family man. The robbery is a success and Dix and Doc take the jewels to their buyer, Alonzo  Lon  Emmerich. Unfortunately, Emmerich does not have the money for them; he was hoping to be able to coerce the group into giving him the jewels under the false pretence of fencing them. He would then be able to sell them himself with the help of his business partner, Bob Brannom. Bob threatens Dix and Doc and shoots at Dix, wounding him. Dix kills Bob. Doc then convinces Emmerich to sell the jewels back to the insurance company for a small profit for the group. The police become suspicious of Emmerich after they discover Bob s body. Emmerich kills himself. Doc and Dix try to leave town but Doc is caught by the police at a stop just outside town. Dix s wound proves to be fatal because he did not seek treatment and he dies just as he reaches the horse s field at his farm.