On a July morning last year, a three time loser named Babe Stanswick made a daring escape from the federal penitentiary of Lewisburg. Stanswick was a dangerous killer who had been turned in by an informer named Joseph Ryser, and during his trial he had sworn bloody revenge. Now, with Stanswick at large, the FBI were confident of one thing - Ryser was a living target, and if they found him, they'd also find Stanswick. But who would find him first...