Joe Ferrill is trying to get enough money so that when his father gets out of prison, he can live comfortably, but before that happens his father dies in prison. Angry at the world, Joe falls in with a criminal gang, and plans on using them to take his revenge on John Mitchell, the auditor whose testimony send Joe's dad to prison. However, matters get complicated when he meets and falls in love with a pretty young girl named Chris--who it turns out is John Mitchell's daughter.