Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott)| sole witness to a gangland murder| goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith)| on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife| Eleanor (Ann Sheridan)| suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman| Danny Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe)| Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him| and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.