A drifter turns into each a financial institution robber and a hero on this crime thriller. Andrew McCarthy stars as Wade Corey, who hitches a trip on a freight practice already occupied by Doyle Kennedy (Matt Dillon), a captivating ex-con who convinces Wade to accompany him to his hometown. As soon as there, Wade realizes too late that Doyle is intent on robbing the native financial institution. After they're separated following the crime, Wade hides the cash. Occurring upon a drowning in progress, he saves a younger lady who simply occurs to be the daughter of the state governor, and he turns into an unlikely hero. Discovering work at a close-by farm, the meandering Wade turns into a employed hand, falls for the attractive daughter (Leslie Hope) of his boss, and dreads the return of Doyle, who is bound to come back searching for his cash.