The U.S. Secret Service goes after a counterfeiting ring by placing one of its agents in a criminal mob.
The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.
