A beautician asks Blackie to talk to her ex. She says he has too much money and carries a gun. The ex isn't happy with the interference and a fight ensues resulting in the shooting of a bystander.
Blackie is considered a material witness after a friend is murdered. The friend was a big winner in a Las Vegas casino and Blackie was the last person to speak to him.
Blackie goes after a gang that used a bazooka to rob an armored car, and then killed a cop who was a friend of Blackie's during the getaway. The only clue he has is that the the money was scorched by the bazooka's blast.
Blackie tries to help a man who is so desperate to get money for his child's medical bills that he's hired a hitman to kill him so the child will get the life insurance money.