尽管种种不堪回首的往事经常在杰弗(罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰)的脑海中卷土重来,但他依旧果断的抛弃了过去危险混乱的生活,和女友安(Virginia Huston 饰)过上了稳定平静的日子。没想到,过往却不肯放过杰弗,当一个名叫怀特(柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰)的赌棍找到了早已经改头换面的杰弗时,杰弗知道,自己的好日子所剩不多。
原来,杰弗曾是一名私家侦探,他的老板不是别人,正是怀特。受怀特所托,杰弗前往阿尔普卡特,去寻找怀特的情夫凯西(简·格里尔 Jane Greer 饰)以及她所侵吞的巨额金钱。没想到,凯西的魅力吸引了杰弗,他背叛了怀特。如今,是时候还清当初欠下的债了,这一次,杰弗能否彻底的和往事说再见?
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