Dr. Ernest Tindal kills his wife and plants clues pointing to her lover, Frank Marlan. Vera, Frank's sister, enlists the aid of reporter Russell Kirk in proving the innocence of her brother. Detective McKinley thinks that gangster Jack Reed is involved and shoots Reed when he attempts to escape. Reed gets away but when his wife calls Dr. Tindal to treat his wound, Tindal kills him while operating on him. Meanwhile Kirk has uncovered some new evidence and confronts Tindal with it.