A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious criminal. He succeeds, but instead of cheering him, the public turns against him.
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
尽管种种不堪回首的往事经常在杰弗（罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰）的脑海中卷土重来，但他依旧果断的抛弃了过去危险混乱的生活，和女友安（Virginia Huston 饰）过上了稳定平静的日子。没想到，过往却不肯放过杰弗，当一个名叫怀特（柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰）的赌棍找到了早已经改头换面的杰弗时，杰弗知道，自己的好日子所剩不多…
The central character is Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and …
