A socialite in financial trouble gets involved with a nightclub and gambling club owner, whose hoodlums are not afraid to kill, only to regret it and finally help a police lieutenant incriminate him and his gunman.

Linda Vickers gets mixed up with gambler Marty Fain. One of Fain's henchmen uses her car in a killing, and the police come around asking questions. Linda decides to indulge in a bit of blackmail. Her brother, "Doc', comes to town and disapproves of the company she keeps. Fain is wounded in a killing and 'Doc' helps him out. But "Doc' is shot, and Linda decides to cooperate with the police, with more dangerous consequences than she bargained for.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Gangster Marty Fain owns and operates Club Bermuda, a nightclub and illegal gambling joint. He is not averse to using violence against any of his adversaries. He also knows what may be most advantageous to his business even if it means not collecting all he is owed, but he may proverbially need to break a few fingers along the way. Even if he does not know them personally, he is well aware of the personal situations of his regular gamblers to know how best to handle them if problems arise. One such regular is socialite Linda Vickers, who is a socialite in name and outward appearance only as she has run into financial difficulties. Upon their actual meeting, they fall for each other, Marty impressed with her tough as nails outward demeanor and soft interior, and Linda admiring the way he handled the situation of her trying to bilk a few thousand dollars from him. However, upon his arrival back in the city, Linda's brother, whom she casually refers to as Doc as he is a physician, does not approve of Marty in her life, especially what he's read of him against his suave demeanor. Linda has to decide what to do with regard to Marty, which is only complicated as Doc inadvertently gets caught up in Marty's life.—Huggo