Ex-convict Danny Kean decides to become honest as a photographer for a paper. He falls in love with Patricia, the daughter of the policeman who arrested him. Mr Nolan, her father, doesnt like that relation at first, but McLean, Keans boss, convinces him of Keans good nature. But Kean uses his relation to Patricia to make a photo of an execution. Due to this, Nolan loses his stripes and Kean isnt allowed to see Patricia any longer. But when one of his former friends kills two policemen, Kean sees his chance....