Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) is a corrupt cop, in this gritty thriller shot on the rain-slicked streets of New York. Already in trouble for his brutal methods, alienated from his colleagues, he pursues a gang leader with vindictive zeal and accidentally kills a possible murder suspect. His guilt deepens when he falls in love with the dead man's wife and her father an innocent cab driver, finds himself accused of the murder. Dixon finds ultimate redemption - at a price.