Novelist Dave Brady (George Brent) makes a living out of crime stories, and now he's wrapped up in the real enchilada. Drawn to Mexico by a letter from fugitive ex-reporter Tip Carter (Morris Ankrum), he learns that the alcoholic expatriate fled the country because the real culprits in a murder case he covered threatened his life. Diagnosed with a heart condition, Carter enlists Brady to help him make amends before it's too late -- by s
