Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker reprise their 1951 film roles as hard boiled Detective James McCleod and his wife Mary McCleod.

McLeod is a hard-nosed and cynical detective who believes in a strict interpretation of law and justice. For some time he has been trying to put away Kurt Schneider is an abortionist responsible for the death of several young women. When roughs him up Schneider's lawyer tells the precinct lieutenant that McLeod has his own personal reasons for going after his client. Mcleod is hit with a shock discovery that will turn his life upside down.