At midnight, Yamabe (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro (Go Wakabayashi}, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko (Yoshiko Kayama), Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negor...