Victor Kiley, a wanted fugitive, barely escapes after lawmen attempt to take him and an accomplice into custody. Kiley abducts a woman and her 16-year-old son as he tries to stay one step ahead of law enforcement, led by the FBI. Erskine leads the FBI's manhunt for Kiley, aware the wanted man has forced the woman and her son to accompany him. Erskine gambles with his own life to ensure the wanted man is taken into custody.
—Bill Koenig